Effects of voids on postbuckling delamination growth in unidirectional composites

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 936-944

  Zhuang, Linqi ^a   Talreja, Ramesh ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buckling of composite plate; Delamination; Mixed mode delamination growth; Strain energy release rate; Voids

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PLATES; DELAMINATION GROWTH; LOCAL STRESS ANALYSIS; POSTBUCKLING BEHAVIOR; TRANSVERSE DISPLACEMENTS; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE; VOIDS;

DELAMINATION; STRAIN ENERGY;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84892432013     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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