Method for predicting the fracture toughness of CFRP laminates failing by fibre microbuckling

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 733-740

  Soutis, C ^a   Curtis, P T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Structural Materials Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTIC LAMINATES; PLASTICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

CRACK BRIDGING MODEL; MICROBUCKLING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033739839     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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