A new mixed mode test for carbon/epoxy composite systems

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1125-1131

  Tracy, Gregory D ^a   Feraboli, Paolo ^b   Kedward, Keith T ^b  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Fracture toughness; Mixed mode delamination

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; RESINS; STRAIN;

MIXED MODE TESTS;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 0141641143     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00205-7     Document Type: Article

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