Raman spectroscopy investigation of stiffness change and residual strains due to matrix cracking

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 535-546

  Katerelos, D G ^a   Lundmark, P ^b   Varna, J ^c   Galiotis, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Damage; Matrix cracking; Raman spectroscopy; Strain

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINATES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY;

CRACK DENSITY; CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; MATRIX CRACKING; RESIDUAL STRAINS;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 33845926404     PISSN: 01915665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11029-006-0064-x     Document Type: Article

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