An experimental method to measure the mode-III interlaminar fracture toughness of composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1015-1021

  Suemasu, Hiroshi ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. Delamination; Composite; Experiment; Interlaminar toughness; Mode III; Torsion

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

LAMINATES;

COMPOSITE; DELAMINATION; LAMINATE; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 0032837191     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00141-9     Document Type: Article

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