Transverse matrix cracks in cross-ply laminates: Stress transfer, stiffness reduction and crack opening profiles

DOI10.1007/BF01184313zbMath0947.74058MaRDI QIDQ1273605

J. N. Reddy, G. N. Praveen

Publication date: 3 January 1999

Published in: Acta Mechanica (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

finite element methodupper boundeffective axial stiffnessenergy-based approachlayerwise laminate theorythrough-width matrix cracks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Effective constitutive equations in solid mechanics (74Q15) Composite and mixture properties (74E30) Fracture and damage (74R99)

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