Modelling of fatigue microcracking kinetics in crossply composites and experimental validation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1349-1359

  Caron, J F ^a   Ehrlacher, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Fatigue; B. Matrix cracking; Experimental results; Random behaviour; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; TENSION;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

MICROCRACKING KINETICS; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 0032590401     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00173-0     Document Type: Article

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