Measuring constitutive shear behavior of orthotropic composites and evaluation of the modified Iosipescu test

Composite Structures

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 106-115

  Melin, L Niklas ^a   Neumeister, Jonas M ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Fixtures comparison and evaluation; Modified Iosipescu test; Optical 3D monitoring of strains and desired undesired displacements; Shear properties; Strain field uniformity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN RATE;

DISPLACEMENT MONITORING SYSTEM; MODIFIED IOSIPESCU TEST; OPTICAL STRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM; SHEAR PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; LOADING (TESTING); SHEAR PROPERTY; STIFFNESS; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY;

EID: 33747356043     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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