Experimental investigation on the influence of crack front to fiber orientation on fatigue delamination growth rate under mode II

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-247

  Beghini, M ^a   Bertini, L ^a   Forte, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite laminate; Delamination; Energy release rate; Fatigue testing; Mode II

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CRACK FRONT; ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

DELAMINATION; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE;

EID: 29244433056     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.04.033     Document Type: Article

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