Effects of matrix ductility and progressive damage on fatigue strengths of unnotched and notched carbon fibre plain woven roving fabric laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 493-502

  Kawai, M ^a   Morishita, M ^a   Fuzi, K ^a   Sakurai, T ^a   Kemmochi, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delamination damage; Fatigue; Notches; Plain woven roving fabric laminates; Tension tension fatigue

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DELAMINATION; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSETS;

FATIGUE STRENGTH; MATRIX DUCTILITY; PLAIN WOVEN ROVING FABRIC LAMINATES; PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE; TENSILE MODULUS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0029724256     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-835X(95)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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