Investigation of mode III fracture toughness using an anti-clastic plate bending method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 597-603

  Farshad, M ^a   Flueler P ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ACPB method; Anticlastic plate bending; Foams; Fracture toughness; Mode III; Plate twist; Shear modulus; Thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FOAMS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYETHERIMIDES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

ANTICLASTIC PLATE BENDING (ACPB) METHODS; POLYMETHACRYLIMIDES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032108194     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(98)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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