Mode II interlaminar fracture of glass/epoxy multidirectional laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-272

  Pereira, A B ^a   De Morais, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRESS ANALYSIS;

ELASTIC COUPLING; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

LAMINATES;

EID: 0347409038     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.09.028     Document Type: Article

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