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Virtual Crack Closure Technique and Finite Element Method for Predicting the Delamination Growth Initiation in Composite Structures

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Pietropaoli Elisa

Submitted: 20 October 2010 Published: 09 September 2011

DOI: 10.5772/17337

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Advances in Composite Materials - Analysis of Natural and Man-Made Materials

Edited by Pavla Těšinova

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Written By

Pietropaoli Elisa

Submitted: 20 October 2010 Published: 09 September 2011