Interlaminar fracture toughness of a graphite/epoxy multidirectional composite

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 428-433

  Yang, Z ^a   Sun, C T ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAPHITE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; MULTIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0034295966     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1289027     Document Type: Article

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