A micro-meso-model of intra-laminar fracture in fiber-reinforced composites based on a discontinuous Galerkin/cohesive zone method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 162-183

  Wu, L ^a   Tjahjanto, D ^b,c   Becker, G ^a   Makradi, A ^d   Jerusalem A ^b,e   Noels, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive law; Composites; Debonding; Discontinuous Galerkin method; Fracture; Microscale

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE LAWS; DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN; DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS; DISSIPATED ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE OF COMPOSITES; MICRO-SCALES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEBONDING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GALERKIN METHODS;

FRACTURE;

COMPOSITES; DEBONDING; FRACTURE; LEGISLATION; STRAINS;

EID: 84878160932     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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