An experimental study of dynamic delamination of thick fiber reinforced polymeric matrix composites

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-366

  Lambros, J ^a   Rosakis, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IMPACT TESTING; INTERFEROMETERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SHEAR STRESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

COHERENT GRADIENT SENSING; THICK FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031237293     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02317432     Document Type: Article

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