Effect of off - Axis matrix cracking on stiffness of symmetric angle-ply composite laminates

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 529-536

  Katerelos, D G ^a   McCartney, L N ^b   Galiotis, C ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Generalized plane strain model; Matrix cracking; Raman spectroscopy; Stiffness reduction

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TENSILE STRESS;

GENERALIZED PLANE STRAIN MODEL; LASER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; MATRIX CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 33749262273     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-006-0100-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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