Effect of interfacial adhesion and statistical fiber strength on tensile strength of unidirectional glass fiber/epoxy composites. Part I: Experiment results

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1203-1214

  Zhao, F M ^a   Takeda, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CRACK INITIATION; EPOXY RESINS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PLASTIC FILMS; POLYURETHANES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

INTERFACIAL ADHESION; MATRIX CRACKING; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033699715     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00085-3     Document Type: Article

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