Design of a cruciform specimen for biaxial testing of fibre reinforced composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 964-975

  Smits, Arwen ^a   Van Hemelrijck, D ^a   Philippidis, T P ^b   Cardon, A ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; Biaxial testing of cruciform coupons; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); D. Non destructive testing

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STRAIN GAGES; STRESSES;

BIAXIAL TESTING; CRUCIFORM SPECIMEN; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BIAXIAL LOADING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LAMINATE;

EID: 33644990764     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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