Progressive damage methodology for residual strength predictions of notched composite panels

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2193-2224

  Coats, Timothy W ^b   Harris, Charles E ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033324075     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839903302303     Document Type: Article

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