Use of end-loaded-split (ELS) test to study stable fracture behaviour of composites under mode II loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 71-79

  Wang, H ^a   Vu Khanh, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOAD TESTING; POLYETHER ETHER KETONES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

END LOADED SPLIT (ELS) TESTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030230641     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(96)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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