Four-point bend interlaminar shear testing of uni- and multi-directional carbon/epoxy composite systems

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1265-1271

  Feraboli, P ^a   Kedward, K T ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon epoxy; Delamination; Four point bend; Interlaminar shear; Short beam shear test

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

INTERLAMINAR SHEAR;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0242304116     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00204-5     Document Type: Article

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