Failure of NCF composites subjected to combined compression and shear loading

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2865-2877

  Edgren, Fredrik ^a,c   Asp, Leif E ^a,b   Joffe, Roberts ^a,b  

^a SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textiles; B. Fracture; C. Failure criterion; D. Fractography

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

FAILURE CRITERION; KINK BANDS; NON-CRIMP FABRIC COMPOSITE LAMINATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPRESSION; CRIMP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; LOADING (TESTING);

EID: 33748573245     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.021     Document Type: Article

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