Effect of resin interlayer on fracture behavior of composite laminates

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1186-1196

  Hu, H ^a,b   Abatan, A ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MULTILAYERS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POISSON RATIO; RESINS;

CLASSICAL LAMINATED PLATE THEORY; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FREE EDGE DELAMINATION; RESIN INTERLAYER;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033356489     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449901801302     Document Type: Article

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