Peel test for characterization of polymer composite/concrete interface

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 1894-1913

  Xie, Ming ^a   Karbhari, Vistasp M ^b  

^a AdTech Systems Research Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEELING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN RATE;

COHESIVE DEBONDING; FRACTURE ENERGY; PEEL TEST; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032306270     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803202101     Document Type: Article

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