Measurement of mixed-mode delamination fracture toughness of unidirectional glass/epoxy composites with mixed-mode bending apparatus

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 439-449

  Benzeggagh, M L ^a   Kenane, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Mixed mode; Mode I; Mode II; R curve; Semi empirical criterion; Strain energy release

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES; DELAMINATION; UNIDIRECTIONAL-FIBRE-REINFORCED;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CRITICAL STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; MIXED MODE DELAMINATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030111809     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(96)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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