Effect of fiber orientation and moisture absorption on the interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-394

  Chou, Iton ^a  

^a IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber orientation; Fracture toughncss; Interlaminar; Mode I; Mode II; Moisture absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142601610     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855198X00264     Document Type: Article

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