Moisture effects on mode ii delamination behavior of carbon/epoxy composites

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-307

  Zhao, Shixi ^a   Gaedke, Michael ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon epoxy; Composites; Delamination; Moisture effect; Strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOISTURE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CARBON EPOXY COMPOSITES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030361417     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855196X00112     Document Type: Article

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