The effect of crack spacing distribution on stiffness reduction of cross-ply laminates

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Rubenis, O ^a   Sparnins E ^a,b   Andersons, J ^a   Joffe, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Laminates; Non uniform crack spacing; Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POISSON RATIO; STIFFNESS;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; NON UNIFORM CRACK SPACING; TRANSVERSE CRACKING; UNIAXIAL TENSILE LOADING;

LAMINATES;

EID: 33846686442     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-006-9031-x     Document Type: Article

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