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Peridynamic analysis
of fiber-reinforced composite materials
Erkan Oterkus and Erdogan Madenci |
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Vol. 7 (2012), No. 1, 45–84
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Abstract |
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Damage growth in composites involves complex and progressive failure modes. Current computational tools are incapable of predicting failure in composite materials mainly due to their mathematical structure. However, peridynamic theory removes these obstacles by taking into account nonlocal interactions between material points. This study presents an application of peridynamic theory to predict how damage propagates in fiber-reinforced composite materials subjected to mechanical and thermal loading conditions. |
Keywords
peridynamics, damage, nonlocal, composite
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Milestones
Received: 2 December 2010
Revised: 13 August 2011
Accepted: 4 September 2011
Published: 28 March 2012
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Authors |
| Erkan Oterkus | |
| Department of Naval Architecture and
Marine Engineering University of Strathclyde Henry Dyer Building 100 Montrose street Glasgow G4 0LZ United Kingdom |
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| Erdogan Madenci | |
| Department of Aerospace and
Mechanical Engineering The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721-0119 United States |
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