Mechanisms of stress transfer and interface integrity in carbon/epoxy composites under compression loading. Part II: Numerical approach

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 5521-5538

  Goutianos, S ^a,b   Galiotis, C ^a,b,c   Peijs, T ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon fibres; Composites; Compression; Interfacial shear stress

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESSES;

COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 0141791080     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(03)00340-8     Document Type: Article

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