Damage-mechanics analysis of matrix cracking in cross-ply CFRP laminates under thermal fatigue

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1735-1742

  Kobayashi, Satoshi ^a   Terada, Kazuhiro ^a   Ogihara, Shinji ^b   Takeda, Nobuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Average stress; B. Matrix cracking; C. Damage mechanics; Energy release rate; Thermal fatigue

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL STRESS;

DAMAGE-MECHANICS ANALYSIS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; DAMAGE; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE;

EID: 0035450578     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(01)00077-X     Document Type: Article

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