In-situ sem measurements of crack tip displacements in composite laminates to determine local g in mode I and II

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-185

  Poursartip, A ^a   Gambone, A ^a   Ferguson, S ^a   Fern Lu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

COD. CSD SEM; Composite materials; Delamination; Global; Local; Strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN RATE;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT (COD); CRACK SHEAR DISPLACEMENT (CSD); STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032058284     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(98)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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