Failure modes of fibre reinforced composites: The effects of strain rate and fibre content

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5415-5422

  Okoli, O I ^a   Smith, G F ^b  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOAD TESTING; NONMETALLIC MATERIALS; PLASTIC LAMINATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE TESTING; VOLUME FRACTION;

BRITTLE TENSILE FAILURE; WOVEN GLASS FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032201738     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004406618845     Document Type: Article

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