Deducing bridging stresses and damage from G IC tests on fibre composites

European Structural Integrity Society

Volumn 32, Issue C, 2003, Pages 479-490

  Brunner, A J ^a,b   Blackman, B R K ^a,b   Williams, J G ^a,b  

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

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bridging stress; Composite; damage; delamination; R curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144246877     PISSN: 15661369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-1369(03)80118-8     Document Type: Chapter

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