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Three-dimensional analysis of a postbuckled embedded delamination
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Whitcomb, John D. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | Delamination growth caused by local buckling of a delaminated group of plies was investigated. Delamination growth was assumed to be governed by the strain energy release rates, G(1), G(2) and G(3). The strain energy release rates were calculated using a geometrically nonlinear three-dimensional finite element analysis. The program is described and several checks of the analysis are discussed. Based on a limited parametric study, the following conclusions were reached: (1) the problem is definitely mixed mode (in some cases G(1) is larger than G(2), for other cases the opposite is true); (2) in general, there is a large gradient in the strain energy release rates along the delamination front; (3) the locations of maximum G(1) and G(2) depend on the delamination shape and the applied strain; (4) the mode 3 component was negligible for all cases considered; and (5) the analysis predicted that parts of the delamination would overlap. The results presented did not impose contact constraints to prevent overlapping. Further work is needed to determine the effects of allowing the overlapping. |
| File Size | 1025063 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880017300 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t55f3qb2g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Finite Element Method Strain Energy Release Rate Compression Loads Delaminating Laminates Buckling Crack Propagation Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |