The application of a ply-refinement technique to the analysis of microscopic deformation in interlaminar-toughened laminates with transverse cracks

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-240

  Takeda, Nobuo ^a   McCartney, L Neil ^b   Ogihara, Shinji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Ctr for Mat Msrmt and Technology   (United Kingdom)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crack openingdisplacement; Interlaminar toughened laminate; Microscopic deformation; O. Transverse cracking; Ply refinement technique

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACKS; EPOXY RESINS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESSES;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT; DISPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTION; INTERLAMINAR TOUGHENED LAMINATE; MICROSCOPIC DEFORMATION; PLY REFINEMENT TECHNIQUE; STRESS TRANSFER MODEL; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATES;

EID: 0034140269     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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