Evaluation of Four Composite Shear Test Methods by Digital Speckle Strain Mapping and Fractographic Analysis

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-172

  Melin, L Gunnar ^a   Neumeister, Jonas M ^b   Pettersson, Kaj B ^b,c   Johansson, Hans ^c,d   Asp, Leif E ^a,e  

^a Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Simcon Analysis and Test Center AB   (Sweden)

^e Secomp   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comparison; Composite; Double notch; Evaluation; Experiment; Fractography; Inclined; Iosipescu; Shear test; Short beam; Strain mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001172871     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10636j     Document Type: Review

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