Studies on mixed mode interlaminar fracture toughness of m55j/m18 carbon/epoxy laminates

Advanced Composites Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 335-340

  Jose, S ^a   Ramesh Kumar, R ^b   Venkateswara Rao, G ^b   Sriram, P ^c  

^a TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CARBON/EPOXY; CARBON/EPOXY LAMINATES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MIXED MODE; MIXED MODE BENDING; MIXED MODE DELAMINATION; MIXED-MODE RATIO; MODE II;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 23044528555     PISSN: 09636935     EISSN: 2633366X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096369350000900503     Document Type: Article

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