Measurement of in situ fiber/matrix interface strength in graphite/epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1827-1837

  Yu, Allen ^a   Gupta, Vijay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHITE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFEROMETRY; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

GRAPHITE EPOXY COMPOSITES; INTERFACE DEBONDS; STRESS WAVES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 0032214788     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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