The effect of support conditions on the performance of CFRP plates subjected to biaxial flexure

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 613-621

  Chen, A S ^a   Matthews, F L ^b   Sims, G D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUPPORTS;

BIAXIAL FLEXING;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; DAMAGE; TESTING, FATIGUE;

EID: 0032029049     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00184-X     Document Type: Article

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