Effect of stitch distribution on mode I delamination toughness of laminated DCB specimens

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 967-981

  Sun, Xiannian ^a   Tong, Liyong ^a   Wood, Michael D K ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

C. Delamination

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; ELECTRIC TRACTION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB) SPECIMENS; STITCH DENSITY; STITCH DISTRIBUTION;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

CRACKING; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; STITCH;

EID: 1842735002     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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