Preload effect on stable crack growth in a particulate composite material

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-19

  Liu, C T ^a   Tang, B ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Preload effect

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FRACTURE TESTING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYBUTADIENES; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

PRELOAD EFFECT;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031639754     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(97)00023-1     Document Type: Article

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