A study of the influence of interfacial damage on stress concentrations in unidirectional composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-135

  Zeng, Qing Dun ^a   Wang, ZM Li ^a   Ling, Ling ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Interface; Matrix stiffness; Shear strength; Stress concentrations; Unidirectional composites

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CALCULATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

INTERFACIAL DAMAGE; MATRIX TO FIBRE TENSILE STIFFNESS; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; SHEAR PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030953766     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00115-7     Document Type: Article

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