Effectiveness of z-pins in preventing delamination of co-cured composite joints on the example of a double cantilever test

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 365-378

  Byrd, Larry W ^a   Birman, Victor ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fracture toughness; Laminates; Polymer matrix composites (PMCS)

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATES;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33644872387     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2005.05.019     Document Type: Article

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