Effect of material anisotropy and curing stresses on interface delamination propagation characteristics in multiply laminated FRP composites

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-392

  Pradhan, Brajabandhu ^a   Panda, Saroja Kanta ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Curing stress; Elliptical delamination; Interlaminar fracture; Modified crack closure integral; Strain energy release rate; Thermoelastic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CURING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; THERMOELASTICITY;

CURING STRESS; ELLIPTICAL DELAMINATION; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; MODIFIED CRACK CLOSURE INTEGRAL; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE; THERMOELASTIC ANISOTROPY;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33746864530     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2203100     Document Type: Article

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