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Stability of composites in compression along cracks

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OSTI ID:109716
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  1. Inst. of Mechanics, Kiev (Ukraine)

The stability of a composite of an arbitrary laminated structure with cracks between layers is discussed. The exact statement of the problem is formulated for cases of compressible, elastic and elastic-plastic, orthotropic and isotropic layers in compression along cracks. This exact statement is based on the model of piecewise-homogeneous medium and equations of the three-dimensional linearized theory of deformable bodies stability (TLTDBS) (A.N. Guz`, 1986). Numerical results are obtained for particular cases of real composites for typical dispositions of cracks. Besides that it`s shown that approximative approaches to so fine and complex phenomenon in the material structure cannot describe it even on the qualitative level.

OSTI ID:
109716
Report Number(s):
CONF-950521--; ISBN 1-56676-313-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English