Stiffness and fracture analysis of laminated composites with off-axis ply matrix cracking

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1262-1269

  Kashtalyan, Maria ^a   Soutis, Costas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Fracture; B. Mechanical properties; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; CARBON/EPOXY LAMINATES; MATRIX CRACKS; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 33846216465     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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