The use of a characteristic damage variable in the study of transverse cracking development under fatigue loading in cross-ply laminates

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 24, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 389-395

  Henaff Gardin, C ^a   Lafarie Frenot, M C ^a  

^a ENSMA   (France)

Author keywords

Fatigue damage accumulation; Fracture mechanics; Matrix cracking; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACKS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FATIGUE LOADING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036141004     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(01)00094-9     Document Type: Article

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