A variational method for analysis of laminates with parallel arrays of intralaminar cracks
- Submitting institution
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 258278-119611-1293
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1002/nme.6152
- Title of journal
- International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
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- First page
- 666
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 5
- ISSN
- 0029-5981
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.6152
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Composite laminates made of glass or carbon fibre reinforced polymer are widely used in airspace, automotive and renewable energy industries. Knowledge of how damage development in these materials affects their properties is of a paramount importance for practical applications. The paper presents a novel, robust and computationally effective method for estimating the effect of microcracks on the material thermoelastic properties. Excellent accuracy of the method is demonstrated by comparison of its predictions with experimental results of seven independently published studies. Accuracy and robustness of the method are complemented by the fact that no experimentally fitted parameters are required.
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- Non-English
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