Mode-I interlaminar fracture behaviour of weft-knitted fabric reinforced composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 954-964

  Kim, Ki Young ^a   Curiskis, John I ^b   Ye, Lin ^a   Fu, Shao Yun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Knitted fabrics; B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; REINFORCEMENT; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

COMPOSITE LAMINATES; FABRIC COMPOSITES; KNITTED FABRICS; SHEET FORMING PROCESS;

FABRICS;

COMPOSITES; DELAMINATION; FORMING FABRICS; FRACTURE; IMPACT STRENGTH; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 17644374535     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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