Dynamic mode-I crack-propagation in a carbon/epoxy composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1405-1410

  Guo, C ^a   Sun, C T ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DELAMINATION; DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STRAIN RATE;

CARBON EPOXY COMPOSITE; CRACK EXTENSION; CRACK SPEED; DYNAMIC CRACK PROPAGATION; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 0345404413     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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