Delamination behaviour of composites edited by Srinivasan Sridharan

Contents:  PART 1 DELAMINATION AS A MODE OF FAILURE AND TESTING OF DELAMINATION RESISTANCE. Fracture Mechanics Concepts, Stress Fields, Strain Energy Release Rates, Delamination Initiation and Growth Criteria. Delamination in The Context Of Composite Structural Design. Review of Standard Test Procedures for Delamination Resistance Testing. Testing Methods for Dynamic Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Of Polymeric Composites. Experimental Characterization of Interlaminar Shear Strength. PART 2 DELAMINATION: DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION. Integrated and Discontinuous Piezoelectric Sensor/Actuator For Delamination Detection. Lamb Wave-Based Quantitative Identification of Delamination In Composite Laminates. Acoustic Emission in Delamination Investigation. PART 3 ANALYSIS OF DELAMINATION BEHAVIOUR FROM TESTS. Experimental Study Of Delamination In Cross-Ply Laminates. Interlaminar Mode II Fracture Characterization. Interaction of Matrix Cracking and Delamination. Experimental Studies of Compression Failure of Sandwich Specimens With Face/Core Debond. PART 4 MODELING DELAMINATION. Predicting Progressive Delamination Via Interface Elements. Competing Cohesive Layer Models for Prediction of Delamination Growth. Modeling of Delamination Fracture In Composites: A Review. Delamination in Adhesively Bonded Joints. Delamination Propagation Under Cyclic Loading. Single and Multiple Delamination In The Presence Of Nonlinear Crack Face Mechanisms. PART 5 ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE IN PRESENCE OF DELAMINATION AND PREVENTION/MITIGATION OF DELAMINATION. Determination of Delamination Damage in Composites Under Impact Loads. Delamination Buckling of Composite Cylindrical Shells. Delamination Failure Under Compression Of Composite Laminates and Sandwich Structures. Self-Healing Composites. Z-Pin Bridging In Composite Delamination. Delamination Suppression at Ply Drops By Ply Chamfering. Influence of Resin on Delamination.  Includes index