Initiation and growth criteria for transverse matrix cracks in composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-195

  Gudmundson, Peter ^a   Alpman, Johan ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture toughness; B. Matrix cracking; B. Mechanical properties; C. Damage mechanics

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOAD TESTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; STRAIN CONTROL; TENSILE TESTING; THICKNESS CONTROL;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; GLASS EPOXY CROSS PLY LAMINATES; OFF AXIS LOADED TENSILE SPECIMENS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TRANSVERSE MATRIX CRACKS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0034140602     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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