Fatigue damage of APC-2 composite assessed from material degradation and non-destructive evaluation data

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-46

  Pantelakis, Sp G ^a   Kyriakakis, Em Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

DAMAGE; DEGRADATION; FATIGUE; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 0032695180     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(99)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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