An Assessment of the Double-Notch Shear Test for Interlaminar Shear Characterization of a Unidirectional Graphite/Epoxy under Static and Fatigue Loading

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-64

  Shokrieh, Mahmood M ^a   Lessard, Larry B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Characterization; Composites; Double notched test; Fatigue; Interlaminar shear test method; Static

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL TESTING; SHEAR STRENGTH;

DOUBLE NOTCH SHEAR TEST; GRAPHITE EPOXY MATERIAL; SHEAR PROPERTIES;

GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031675427     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008866705868     Document Type: Article

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