Deformation and fracture of a uniaxially reinforced composite material

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1847-1859

  Gaffney, K M ^a   Botsis, J ^b  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACK INITIATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TESTING; OPTICAL FIBERS;

FIBER SPACING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

DEFORMATION; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; TESTING;

EID: 0032730259     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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