Modelling of inter-laminar toughening from chopped Kevlar fibers

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 2165-2175

  Huang, Bao Zong ^a   Hu, Xiao Zhi ^b   Liu, Jun ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

C. Delamination; Inter laminar toughening

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SEPARATION; TOUGHENING;

BRIDGING FORCES; INTER-LAMINAR TOOUGHNING; KEVLAR FIBERS; MATRIX SPALLING;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

ARAMID FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 3042708189     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.03.014     Document Type: Article

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