Crack path in foam cored DCB sandwich fracture specimens

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 15-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2612-2621

  Carlsson, L A ^a   Matteson, R C ^b   Aviles, F ^a   Loup, D C ^b  

^a Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam analysis; Crack path; DCB

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMED PLASTICS; FRACTURE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BEAM ANALYSIS; CRACK PATH; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB) SANDWICH; FRACTURE SPECIMENS; POLYMER FOAM CORE;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 27644480020     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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