Predicting the nonlinear response and progressive failure of composite laminates under tri-axial loading

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 46, Issue 19-20, 2012, Pages 2443-2459

  Bogetti, Travis A ^a   Staniszewski, Jeffrey ^a,c   Burns, Bruce P ^a   Hoppel, Christopher P R ^a   Gillespie, John W ^b   Tierney, John ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

envelope; failure; Maximum strain; nonlinear response; three dimensional progressive ply failure; through thickness

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FORECASTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

AXIAL LOADING; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; ENVELOPE; FAILURE ENVELOPE; MAXIMUM STRAINS; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROGRESSIVE PLY FAILURES; THROUGH-THICKNESS; TRI-AXIAL;

STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

EID: 84867297868     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312449889     Document Type: Article

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