Numerical investigation to prevent crack jumping in Double Cantilever Beam tests of multidirectional composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1587-1592

  Sebaey, T A ^a,b   Blanco, N ^a   Lopes, C S ^c   Costa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^c IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Thermal residual stresses

Indexed keywords

B. DELAMINATION; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; BENDING STIFFNESS; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); COHESIVE ELEMENT; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CRACK FRONTS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM TEST; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FAILURE CRITERIA; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INTERLAMINAR DELAMINATION; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL LAMINATES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PROPAGATION PLANE; STACKING SEQUENCE; TEST CAMPAIGN; THERMAL RESIDUAL STRESS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATES; NANOCANTILEVERS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL SHEET; STIFFNESS;

CRACKS;

EID: 80051931513     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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