Mode I interlaminar fracture of woven glass/epoxy multidirectional laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1119-1127

  Pereira, A B ^a   De Morais, A B ^a   De Moura, M F S F ^b   Magalhaes A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Institute of Engineering   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRACK BRANCHING; CRITICAL STRAIN ENERGY; MULTIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATES; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

LAMINATES;

EID: 18844443147     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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