A methodology for measuring interface fracture properties of composite materials

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-160

  Banks Sills, Leslie ^a   Travitzky, Nahum ^a   Ashkenazi, Dana ^a   Eliasi, Rami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservative integral; Finite elements; Interface fracture mechanics; Interface fracture toughness; Weight function

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; CURING; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FUNCTIONS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

INTERFACE FRACTURE MECHANICS; WEIGHT FUNCTIONS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033342606     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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