Finite element analysis of postbuckling and delamination of composite laminates using virtual crack closure technique

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1549-1560

  Liu, P F ^a   Hou, S J ^a   Chu, J K ^a   Hu, X Y ^b   Zhou, C L ^a   Liu, Y L ^a   Zheng, J Y ^a   Zhao, A ^a   Yan, L ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buckling and postbuckling; Composite laminates; Delamination; Finite element analysis (FEA); Virtual crack closure technique (VCCT)

Indexed keywords

CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATES;

BUCKLING AND POST-BUCKLING; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; DELAMINATED INTERFACES; DELAMINATION GROWTH; MULTIPLE DELAMINATIONS; PARAMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79955478011     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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