Flexural strength and interlaminar shear strength of stitched GRP laminates following repeated impacts

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 509-522

  Mouritz, A P ^a   Gallagher, J ^b   Goodwin, A A ^b  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apparent interlaminar shear strength; Flexural strength; GRP laminates; Impact; Stitching

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRENGTH;

INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; STITCHING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; KEVLAR YARNS; LAMINATES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; LAMINATES, STITCHED;

EID: 0031147960     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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