A two-scale failure analysis of composite materials in presence of fiber/matrix crack initiation and propagation

Composite Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 582-597

  Greco, Fabrizio ^a   Leonetti, Lorenzo ^a   Lonetti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack onset; Crack propagation; Fiber reinforced composite; Finite elements; Multi scale

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; COUPLED STRESS; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; DIRECT ANALYSIS; ENERGY FAILURE CRITERION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER/MATRIX INTERFACE; FINITE ELEMENT; INTERFACIAL CRACK GROWTH; LOAD-DEFLECTION CURVE; LOCAL FAILURE; LOCAL QUANTITIES; MACROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE; MICROSTRUCTURAL LEVELS; MIXED-MODE CRACKS; MULTISCALES; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; UNIT CELL MODELS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FORECASTING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84868122030     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.08.035     Document Type: Article

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