Analysis and testing of mixed-mode interlaminar fracture behavior of glass-cloth/epoxy laminates at cryogenic temperatures

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 468-475

  Shindo, Yasuhide ^a   Shinohe, Daiki ^b   Kumagai, Susumu ^a   Horiguchi, Katsumi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HELIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRACK CLOSURE; EPOXY LAMINATES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; MIXED-MODE RATIO;

LAMINATES;

EID: 27744553266     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2019944     Document Type: Article

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