Characteristics of fatigue crack growth in GFRP laminates

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 24, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 291-297

  Tong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Matrix crack growth; Strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; STRAIN ENERGY;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0036141010     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(01)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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