Dynamic mode II delamination fracture of unidirectional graphite/epoxy composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-316

  Nwosu, Sylvanus N ^a   Hui, David ^b   Dutta, Piyush K ^c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

^c Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic delamination; Dynamic fracture mode; Energy absorbed; Energy release rate; Split Hopkinson pressure bar

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FRACTURE; GRAPHITE;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0037377492     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(02)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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