Effect of Remote Ply Orientation on the Perceived Mode I and Mode II Toughness of θ/θ and θ/-θ Interfaces

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-138

  Hudson, Ryan C ^a   Davidson, Barry D ^a   Polaha, Jonathan J ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination; Double cantilever beam; End notched flexure; Fracture mechanics; Graphite epoxy; Mode I; Mode II; Multidirectional interface

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOADS (FORCES); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOUGHNESS;

BENDING LOADS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAMS; END NOTCHED FLEXURE; MULTIDIRECTIONAL INTERFACE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032026631     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008881508329     Document Type: Article

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