Interface failure at ply drops in CFRP/sandwich panels

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-157

  Thomsen, O T ^a   Mortensen, F ^a   Frostig, Y ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TENSILE STRESS;

BENDING STIFFNESS; FACE SHEET; INTERFACE FAILURE; PLY DROPS; SANDWICH PANELS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0033880177     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/EM8V-D484-KYH4-81H9     Document Type: Article

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