Dynamic delamination fracture toughness in unidirectional polymeric composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-94

  Tsai, J L ^a   Guo, C ^a   Sun, C T ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CRACKING; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY;

EID: 0034745715     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00197-4     Document Type: Article

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