A new jig for mode II interlaminar fracture testing of composite materials under quasi-static and moderately high rates of loading

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2277-2291

  Caimmi, Francesco ^a   Frassine, Roberto ^a   Pavan, Andrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impact testing; Interlaminar fracture; Mode II

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

CORRECTION FACTORS; FLEXURAL MOMENTS; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE;

JIGS;

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; JIGS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

EID: 33747167894     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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