ANALYSIS OF DELAMINATION GROWTH NEAR INTERSECTING PLY CRACKS Academic Article

abstract

• Three-dimensional finite element analysis was used to study cross-ply laminates with a delamination near the intersection of orthogonal ply cracks. Three lami nates were studied: (0/90)s, (90/0)s, and ((0/90)s) . Mode mix was sensitive to stacking sequence, location along the delamination front, and delamination shape and size. The mode III component was generally the largest component. For loading in the x-direction, there were extremely strong gradients of GI and GIII near the yz-plane, where the delami nation front intersected a ply crack.

authors

• Whitcomb, John

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

author list (cited authors)

• WHITCOMB, J. D.

citation count

• 14

complete list of authors

• WHITCOMB, JD

publication date

• January 1992

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Composite Materials  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/002199839202601209

start page

• 1844

end page

• 1858

volume

• 26

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002199839202601209