Delamination Growth and Thresholds in a Carbon/Epoxy Composite under Fatigue Loading

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 55-68

  Asp, Leif E ^a,c   Sjögren, Anders ^a   Greenhalgh, Emile S ^b  

^a Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden   (Sweden)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Delamination; Failure mechanisms; Fatigue; Fractography; Interlaminar fracture toughness; Mixed mode bend test; Mode I; Mode II; Shear cusps

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002921044     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10914j     Document Type: Article

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