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View all- Zhi JChen BTay T(2019)Geometrically nonlinear analysis of matrix cracking and delamination in composites with floating node methodComputational Mechanics10.1007/s00466-018-1591-863:2(201-217)Online publication date: 1-Feb-2019
Extended layerwise method for laminated composite plates with multiple delaminations and transverse cracks
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D. H. Li, X. Zhang, K. Y. Sze, Y. LiuAuthors Info & Claims
D. H. Li, X. Zhang, K. Y. Sze, Y. LiuAuthors Info & ClaimsAbstract
In this paper, the extended layerwise method (XLWM), which was developed for laminated composite beams with multiple delaminations and transverse cracks (Li et al. in Int J Numer Methods Eng 101:407---434, 2015), is extended to laminated composite plates. The strong and weak discontinuous functions along the thickness direction are adopted to simulate multiple delaminations and interlaminar interfaces, respectively, whilst transverse cracks are modeled by the extended finite element method (XFEM). The interaction integral method and maximum circumferential tensile criterion are used to calculate the stress intensity factor (SIF) and crack growth angle, respectively. The XLWM for laminated composite plates can accurately predicts the displacement and stress fields near the crack tips and delamination fronts. The thickness distribution of SIF and thus the crack growth angles in different layers can be obtained. These information cannot be predicted by using other existing shell elements enriched by XFEM. Several numerical examples are studied to demonstrate the capabilities of the XLWM in static response analyses, SIF calculations and crack growth predictions.
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