The effect of weave pattern and crack propagation direction on mode I delamination resistance of woven glass and carbon composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 603-611

  Alif, Nidal ^a   Carlsson, Leif A ^a   Boogh, Louis ^b  

^a Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Composites; Crack propagation; Mode I

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

DELAMINATION RESISTANCE; ORTHOGONAL WOVEN FABRIC COMPOSITE LAMINATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032309971     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(98)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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