Effects of mode ratio, ply orientation and precracking on the delamination toughness of a laminated composite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-173

  Polaha, J J ^b   Davidson, B D ^b   Hudson, R C ^b   Pieracci, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHITE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATERIALS TESTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOUGHNESS;

DELAMINATION TOUGHNESS TEST; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM TEST; END NOTCHED FLEXURE TEST; GRAPHITE EPOXY COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL PLY ORIENTATION; MODE RATIO;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030083478     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449601500202     Document Type: Article

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