Composite structures;
Delamination failure;
Cohesive zone modelling;
D O I:
10.1007/s10443-012-9257-8
中图分类号:
TB33 [复合材料];
学科分类号:
摘要:
This paper addresses the task of using a commercial non-linear Finite Element code as a design tool to simulate (and design) the behaviour and performance of laminated composite structures. It is shown that the need to model the stress field ahead of a crack tip, in a tiny 'cohesive zone', does not necessarily mean having to use tiny finite elements.