Numerical simulation of delamination in composites via interface elements

European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, ECCOMAS 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Alfano, G ^a   Crisfield, M A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delamination; Interface elements; Laminated composites

Indexed keywords

EXACT SOLUTION; INTERFACE DAMAGES; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; LINEAR ELASTIC; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; SINGLE MODE; STEP SIZE; THERMODYNAMICAL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERRORS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 84893391820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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