Calculating a damage parameter and bridging stress from GIC delamination tests on fibre composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 785-795

  Brunner, A J ^a   Blackman, B R K ^b   Williams, J G ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture toughness; B. Modelling; C. Delamination; Fibre bridging

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROCRACKING;

FIBRE BRIDGING; FIBRE COMPOSITE LAMINATES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ROUND ROBIN;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CRACKING; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATRIX; STRESS;

EID: 33644666327     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.12.040     Document Type: Article

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