Edge delamination in curved (04/±456)s glass-fibre/epoxy beams loaded in bending

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-161

  Kaczmarek, K ^a   Wisnom, M R ^a   Jones, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. delamination; C. finite element analysis; Curved beams; Fracture mechanics; Free edge effect

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FREE EDGE EFFECT;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; DELAMINATION;

EID: 0031981741     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00110-3     Document Type: Article

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