Double cantilever beam testing of multidirectional laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1135-1142

  De Morais, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN;

STRAIN ENERGY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0242335641     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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