Mixed mode in-plane fracture analysis of laminated fiber reinforced composites using the variational multiscale cohesive method

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rudraraju, Siva Shankar ^a   Salvi, Amit ^a   Garikipati, Krishna ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS CERAMICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; NUMERICAL METHODS; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

CURVED CRACK; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; MIXED MODE; MIXED MODE CRACK PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; VARIATIONAL MULTISCALE;

CRACKS;

EID: 84855621599     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-2860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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