Effect of tapered FRP sheets on interlaminar fracture behaviour of FRP-concrete interface

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1605-1612

  Gao, Bo ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a   Leung, Christopher K Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON FIBERS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRUCTURAL LOADS;

INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE RESISTANCE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; STRAIN ENERGY;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33748753832     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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