Accurate evaluation of strain-energy release rate in unidirectional FRP compact-tension specimen

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-172

  Ramesh Kumar, R ^a   Jana, M K ^a   Venkateswara Rao, G ^a   Anoop Kumar, K S ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University   (India)

Author keywords

Branch crack; Compact tension specimen; Cracking direction; FE model; Fracture toughness; Release rate; Strain energy

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPACT TENSION SPECIMENS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CRACK; ENERGY; FIBER-REINFORCED MATERIAL; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STRAIN;

COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; FIBRE ORIENTATION; TESTING, STRAIN;

EID: 0031251957     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(97)00104-5     Document Type: Article

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