A delamination gage for carbon fiber composites

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 388-398

  Thesken, J C ^a  

^a Semcon AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GAGES; PERFORMANCE;

DELAMINATION GAGES;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030412931     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02328583     Document Type: Article

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