Abstract: An essential part of describing the damage state and predicting the damage growth in a multicracked plate is the accurate calculation of stress intensity factors (SIF). Here, a methodology and ...

Abstract: An analytical solution for the impact response is obtained for the central impact of mass on a simply supported laminated composite plate under prestresses based on the Fourier series expansion and Laplace transform ...

Abstract: Based on a structural model for wave-controlled impact, a modified Hertzian contact law was used to investigate the impact responses of composite laminates. The original nonlinear governing equation was transformed into ...

Abstract: A creep damage model is presented that allows for anisotropic distributions of damage in composite materials. An earlier model by the writers allowed for anisotropic damage growth rate but, ...

Abstract: A transversely isotropic, viscoplasticity model is formulated as an extension of Bodner's model. Account is made of inelastic deformation that can occur in strongly anisotropic materials under hydrostatic stress. The ...

Abstract: An anisotropic creep model is formulated for metallic composites with strong fibers and low to moderate fiber volume percent

Abstract: A general methodology is constructed for the fundamental solution of an arbitrarily oriented crack embedded in an infinite nonhomogeneous plate in which the shear modulus varies exponentially ...

Abstract: In Part 1 of this work, an analytical model was developed for the fundamental solution for a crack embedded in an infinite nonhomogeneous plate. This fundamental solution is used here to ...

Abstract: An approximate method is developed for comparing various fiber configurations in a composite structure with the objective of achieving optimal resistance to creep failure. The class of composite ...