Abdullah, NA, Curiel-Sosa, JL, Taylor, ZA orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-1663 et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Transversal crack and delamination of laminates using XFEM. Composite Structures, 173. pp. 78-85. ISSN 0263-8223
Abstract
This paper offers a new insight into the computational modelling of crack and delamination of carbon fiber composite. Both transversal cracks (intralaminar) and delamination (interlaminar) are modelled with Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM). Constitutive and fracture laws are integrated to model the initiation of crack or delamination, and their subsequent evolution. The study includes the size effect assessment of composite due to the increment of composite thickness. The results are in close agreement between the experimental and analytical data of each specimen modelled based on the size of the carbon fiber composite volume.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Composite Structures. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy |
Keywords: | Crack; Delamination; Size effect; Composite; Finite element modelling; Fracture |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (iMBE) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2018 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2018 11:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134395 |
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