Strength prediction in CFRP woven laminate bolted single-lap joints under quasi-static loading using XFEM

This paper is concerned with modelling damage and fracture in woven fabric CFRP single-lap bolted joints that fail by net-tension. The approach is based on the assumption that damage (matrix cracking, delamination and fibre tow fracture) initiates and propagates from the hole in a self-similar fashi...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Mohd Hilton, Crocombe, Andrew D., Smith, Paul A.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.07.013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.07.013
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5835/1/mohd_hilton_ahmad_U.pdf