Mixed-mode bending method for delamination testing

AIAA Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 1270-1276

  Reeder, James R ^a   Crews, John H ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINATED PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESSES - ANALYSIS;

BEAM THEORY; DELAMINATION TOUGHNESS; DOUBLE CENTILEVER BEAM MODE I LOADING; END-NOTCH FLEXURE MODE II LOADING; MIXED MODE BENDING TEST;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0025465054     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.25204     Document Type: Article

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