Overcoming the cohesive zone limit in composites delamination: modeling with slender structural elements and higher‐order adaptive integration
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DOI: 10.1002/nme.6497
Abstract: Cohesive element (CE) is a well‐established finite element for fracture, widely used for the modeling of delamination in composites. However, an extremely fine mesh is usually needed to resolve the cohesive zone, making CE‐based delamination… read more here.
Keywords: zone limit; delamination; cohesive zone; structural elements ... See more keywords