Ply cracking and stiffness degradation in cross-ply laminates under biaxial extension, bending and thermal loading.

Transverse ply cracking often leads to the loss of stiffness and reduction in thermal expansion coefficients. This paper presents the thermoelastic degradation of general cross-ply laminates, containing transverse ply cracks, subjected to biaxial extension, bending and thermal loading. The stress an...

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Main Authors: Zhang, D., Ye, J., Lam, Dennis
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5794