Effect of crack propagation directions on the interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy composite materials

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 411-433

  Hwang, J H ^a   Lee, C S ^a   Hwang, W ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon epoxy composites; Crack propagation direction; Crack tip splitting; Delamination; End notched flexure (ENF); Fracture toughness; Interfacial ply orientation; Width tapered double cantilever beam (WTDCB)

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CRACK TIP SPLITTING; END NOTCHED FLEXURE; INTERFACIAL PLY ORIENTATION; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; WIDTH TAPERED DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0035513388     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012663722334     Document Type: Article

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