Interlaminar and intralaminar fracture toughness of uniaxial continuous and discontinuous carbon fibre/epoxy composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 627-636

  Truss, R W ^a   Hine, P J ^b   Duckett, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre epoxy composites; Discontinuous carbon fibres; Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK TIP; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTRALAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

CARBON FIBERS; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030643598     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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