Modeling multi-layer matrix cracking in thin walled composite rotor blades

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 354-366

  Pawar, Prashant M ^a   Ganguli, Ranjan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DEBONDING; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

COMPOSITE ROTOR BLADES; FIBER BREAKAGE; MATRIX CRACKING;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 27844481123     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/1.3092872     Document Type: Article

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