Testing of angle-ply laminates to obtain unidirectional composite compression strengths

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-396

  Welsh, Jeffry S ^a   Adams, Donald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Laminates; Numerical analysis; Unidirectional compression strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

ANGLE PLY LAMINATES; FREE EDGE EFFECTS; OPTIMUM LAMINA ORIENTATION; POISSON'S RATIO; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030674159     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(96)00138-8     Document Type: Article

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