Transverse cracking of symmetric and unsymmetric glass-fibre/epoxy-resin laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1513-1526

  Hoover, J W ^a   Kujawski, D ^a,b   Ellyin, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Western Michigan University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. glass fibres; B. stress strain curves; C. damage mechanics; C. laminate theory; C. transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

DISPLACEMENT CONTROLLED TESTS; LOAD CONTROLLED TESTS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; TESTING, DAMAGE;

EID: 0031277585     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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