Mixed mode fracture toughness of GFRP composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 328-338

  Dharmawan, F ^a   Simpson, G ^c   Herszberg, I ^b   John, S ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Limited ^*  (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

DCB; ENF; Fracture toughness; GFRP; Marine composite; Mix mode fracture

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NOTCHED BAR TENSILE TESTING; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB); END NOTCH FLEXURE (ENF); GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER (GFRP) COMPOSITES; MARINE COMPOSITE; MIXED MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; METHODOLOGY; STABILITY; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 33745754318     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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