Damage and permeability evolution in CFRP cross-ply laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 73-81

  Kumazawa, Hisashi ^a   Hayashi, Hirotaka ^b   Susuki, Ippei ^a   Utsunomiya, Takao ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biaxial load; CFRP laminate; Cruciform specimen; Matrix crack; Propellant leak

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK INITIATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BIAXIAL LOAD; CRUCIFORM SPECIMEN; MATRIX CRACK; PROPELLANT LEAK;

PLASTIC LAMINATES;

CARBON FIBER; DENSITY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; PERMEABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33747369416     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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