Acoustic emission from CFRP laminates during fatigue loading

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1185-1201

  Tsamtsakis, D ^b   Wevers, M ^a,b   De Meester, P ^b  

^a Dept MTM ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Composite laminates; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; TENSILE TESTING;

CYCLIC LOADING; FATIGUE DAMAGE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031621929     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449801701304     Document Type: Article

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