The torsional response and measurement of the in situ shear moduli of an edge-cracked thick laminate

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-154

  Liao, W C ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Boundary collocation method; Edge crack torsion (ECT) specimen; In situ shear moduli; Mode III strain energy release rate; Thick laminate

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BOUNDARY COLLOCATION METHOD; EDGE CRACK TORSION (ECT); EFFECTIVE MODULI THEORY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031676374     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00113-9     Document Type: Article

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