Mechanical performance of carbon-fibre- and glass-fibre-reinforced epoxy I-beams: III. Fatigue performance

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-200

  Gilchrist, M D ^a   Kinloch, A J ^b   Matthews, F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Fatigue; B. Fracture; D. Optical microscopy; Polymer matrix composites; X radiography

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRESS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FLANGE NOTCHED COMPOSITES; UNNOTCHED COMPOSITES; WEB NOTCHED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

CARBON FIBER; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0033080957     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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