Application of the effective crack method to mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture of carbon/epoxy unidirectional laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 785-794

  de Morais, A B ^a   Pereira, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); D. Mechanical testing; Effective crack method

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTION;

EFFECTIVE CRACK METHOD (ECM); FOUR POINT END NOTCHED FLEXURE (4ENF); POSITION MONITORING;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 33845444335     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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