Static and fatigue behaviour of stitched graphite/epoxy composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 907-917

  Aymerich, F ^a   Priolo, P ^a   Sun, C T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Fatigue; C. Delamination; C. Laminates; Stitching

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAPHITE;

EDGE STITCHING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GRAPHITE FIBER; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STITCH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 0037402615     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00314-7     Document Type: Article

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