Numerical modelling of the damage modes in UD thin carbon/glass hybrid laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-47

  Jalalvand, Meisam ^a   Czél, Gergely ^a   Wisnom, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid composites; B. Delamination; B. Fragmentation; C. Finite element analysis; Thin ply layer

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; PAPER LAMINATES;

B. FRAGMENTATION; DAMAGE DEVELOPMENT; EQUIVALENT STRESS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRID CONFIGURATIONS; HYBRID LAMINATES; PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE; THIN-PLY LAYER;

GLASS;

EID: 84893647356     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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