Failure phenomena in two-dimensional multi-fibre microcomposites - 3. A Raman spectroscopy study of the influence of interfacial debonding on stress concentrations

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 933-944

  Van Den Heuvel, P W J ^a,b   Peijs, T ^a   Young, R J ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. carbon fibre; Adhesion; C. stress concentrations; Composites; D. Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; FIBRE/MATRIX ADHESION; SPECTROSCOPY, RAMAN; TESTING, STRESS;

ADHESION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

DEBONDING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032081350     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00216-9     Document Type: Article

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