Prospects in fracture mechanics of "engineering" laminates

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 899-908

  Brunner, A J ^a   Flueler P ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATES;

ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 11144221650     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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