A review of the FE2 method for composites
Composite materials and structures are inherently inhomogeneous and anisotropic across
multiple scales. Multiscale modelling offers opportunities to understand the coupling of …
multiple scales. Multiscale modelling offers opportunities to understand the coupling of …
Investigation on desiccation cracking behavior of clayey soils with a perspective of fracture mechanics: a review
Purpose Soil cracking is a common natural phenomenon. The existence of soil cracks has
significant effects on the engineering properties of clayey soil, and can cause significant …
significant effects on the engineering properties of clayey soil, and can cause significant …
[HTML][HTML] The importance of accounting for large deformation in continuum damage models in predicting matrix failure of composites
The work presented in this paper investigates the ability of continuum damage models to
accurately predict matrix failure and ply splitting. Two continuum damage model approaches …
accurately predict matrix failure and ply splitting. Two continuum damage model approaches …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical evaluation of conduction welded thermoplastic composite joints
The capability of joining two thermoplastic composite parts by welding is a key technology to
reduce the weight and cost of assembled parts and enables high volume manufacturing of …
reduce the weight and cost of assembled parts and enables high volume manufacturing of …
A new view on J-integrals in elastic–plastic materials
O Kolednik, R Schöngrundner, FD Fischer - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
It is well known that the application of the conventional J J-integral is connected with severe
restrictions when it is applied for elastic–plastic materials. The first restriction is that the J J …
restrictions when it is applied for elastic–plastic materials. The first restriction is that the J J …
An XFEM approach for modelling delamination in composite laminates
S Yazdani, WJH Rust, P Wriggers - Composite structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract A First-order Shear Deformation Theory (FSDT) is chosen to simulate composite
laminates in the linear and the geometrically non-linear regimes. The formulation is based …
laminates in the linear and the geometrically non-linear regimes. The formulation is based …
Mesolevel modeling of failure in composite laminates: constitutive, kinematic and algorithmic aspects
FP Van der Meer - Archives of computational methods in engineering, 2012 - Springer
In this paper recent developments for mesolevel modeling of failure in composite laminates
are reviewed. The complexity of failure processes in composite laminates presses the need …
are reviewed. The complexity of failure processes in composite laminates presses the need …
Overcoming the cohesive zone limit in composites delamination: modeling with slender structural elements and higher‐order adaptive integration
Cohesive element (CE) is a well‐established finite element for fracture, widely used for the
modeling of delamination in composites. However, an extremely fine mesh is usually …
modeling of delamination in composites. However, an extremely fine mesh is usually …
A nodal-based extrinsic cohesive/contact model for interfacial debonding analyses in composite structures
Interfacial debonding is one of the major failure patterns in composite structures. In this work,
a nodal-based extrinsic cohesive/contact model is proposed for the purpose of efficient and …
a nodal-based extrinsic cohesive/contact model is proposed for the purpose of efficient and …
Delamination and transverse crack growth prediction for laminated composite plates and shells
DH Li - Computers & Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Based on the extended layerwise method (XLWM)(Li, 2016; Li et al., 2015) and virtual crack
closure technique (VCCT), a VCCT-XLWM method is proposed to predict the delamination …
closure technique (VCCT), a VCCT-XLWM method is proposed to predict the delamination …