Saturation of transverse cracking with delamination in polymer cross-ply composite laminates

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-114

  Dharani, L R ^a   Wei, J ^a   Ji, F S ^a   Zhao, J H ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Delamination; Energy release rate; Transverse crack

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CRACK DENSITY; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; INTERNAL RESIDUAL THERMAL STRESSES; POLYMER CROSS PLY COMPOSITE LAMINATES; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATES;

EID: 0037596694     PISSN: 10567895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056789503012002001     Document Type: Article

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