Doubly periodic matrix cracking in composite laminates part 2: Thermal biaxial loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 131-140

  Henaff Gardin, C ^a   Lafarie Frenot, M C ^a   Gamby, D ^a  

^a Site du Futuroscope   (France)

Author keywords

Damage; Laminates; Strain energy release rate; Thermal cycling

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE TESTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOAD TESTING; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DOUBLY PERIODIC MATRIX CRACKING; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BIAXIAL LOADING; COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED, LAMINATED; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030235381     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(96)00072-4     Document Type: Article

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