Mode II fracture toughness evaluation using four point bend, end notched flexure test

Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 401-406

  Martin, R H ^a   Davidson, B D ^b  

^a Mat Eng Research Laboratory Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTION; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

END NOTCHED FLEXURE TEST; MIDPLANE DELAMINATION; UNIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033333944     PISSN: 09598111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146580199101540565     Document Type: Article

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