A synergistic damage-mechanics analysis of transverse cracking in [±θ/904]s laminates
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The deformational response of [±θ/904]s laminates under longitudinal tensile loading is treated by a synergistic approach that combines continuum damage mechanics (CDM) and micromechanics. The constraint of θ° plies on transverse cracks in 90° plies is represented by a crack-opening displacement (COD) parameter in the CDM model and is expressed in terms of the ply properties and ply thickness ratios on the basis of a finite-element calculation. A methodology is proposed for predicting the laminate stiffness variations with crack density and applied strain (or stress) for various values of ply orientation θ and is found to give good results. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Composites Science and Technology
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Varna, J., Joffe, R., & Talreja, R
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Varna, Janis||Joffe, Roberts||Talreja, Ramesh
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Composite Materials
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Damage Evolution
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Damage Mechanics
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Stiffness Degradation
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Transverse Cracking
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