Interlaminar tensile strength (ILTS) measurement of woven glass/polyester laminates using four-point curved beam specimen

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1097-1105

  Cui, Weicheng ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Len, Jianxin ^a   Ruo, Rongbiao ^a  

^a CHINA SHIP SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Delamination; Flatwise tension test specimen; Four point curved beam; Interlaminar tensile strength; Woven glass polyester

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYESTERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FLATWISE TENSION TEST SPECIMEN; FOUR POINT CURVED BEAM; INTERLAMINAR TENSILE STRENGTH;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030378440     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-835X(96)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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