Steady-state cracking and edge effects in thermo-mechanical transverse cracking of cross-ply laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1811-1825

  Pagano, N J ^b   Schoeppner, G A ^b   Kim, R ^a   Abrams, F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); TEMPERATURE; THERMAL LOAD; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

CROSSPLY LAMINATES; FREE EDGE; STEADY STATE CRACKING; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; CRACKING; DELAMINATION; LAMINATE; LOADING; TESTING;

EID: 0032214654     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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