Comparison of Interlaminar Fracture Toughness in Unidirectional and Woven Roving Marine Composites

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-206

  Compston, P ^a   Jar, P Y B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interlaminar fracture toughness; Matrix toughness; Mode I; Mode II; Woven glass fibre

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000938968     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008899628807     Document Type: Review

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