Crack growth in discontinuous glass fibre reinforced polypropylene under dynamic and static loading conditions

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1539-1547

  Pegoretti, A ^a   Ricco, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Discontinuous reinforcement; A. Thermoplastic resin; B. Creep; B. Fatigue

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION (FCP);

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0036881717     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00112-4     Document Type: Article

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