Boundary element analysis of cracks in composite laminates

• Main Author: Liu, Futai.
• Other Authors: Ang Hock Eng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16234
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Boundary Element Method was used in the stress analysis of unidirectional composite laminate. The location of the maximum stress around the circumference of the central bore at fiber orientation of 0o and 90o respectively was determined. Crack would most likely initiate and propagate from these high...