Analysis of a stitched Double Cantilever Beam

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 2203-2225

  Sankar, Bhavani V ^a   Dharmapuri, Sreerama M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack bridging; Delamination; Double Cantilever Beam; Laminated composites; Mode I fracture toughness; Stitching; Translaminar reinforcements

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAMS; TIMOSHENKO BEAM THEORY; TRANSLAMINAR REINFORCEMENTS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

EID: 0032298639     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803202402     Document Type: Article

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