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A Computational Damage Micromodel of Laminated Composites

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A new computational damage micromodel for laminates, which takes into account classical experimental micro- and macro-observations for various stacking sequences, is described. The first computational examples are shown.

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    Pierre Ladevèze, Gilles Lubineau & David Violeau

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Ladevèze, P., Lubineau, G. & Violeau, D. A Computational Damage Micromodel of Laminated Composites. Int J Fract 137, 139–150 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-005-3077-x

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