Transverse ply cracking in cross-ply CFRP laminates - Initiation or propagation controlled?

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1080-1112

  Boniface, L ^a   Smith, P A ^a   Bader, M G ^a   Rezaifard, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFECTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRAIN; TOUGHNESS;

TRANSVERSE PLY CRACKING;

PLASTIC LAMINATES;

EID: 0030644308     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839703101102     Document Type: Article

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