Scaling effects in the tensile behavior of fiber-metal laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1684-1693

  Carrillo, J G ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. FMLs, Composites; C. Size effect, Failure criterion; P. Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAMINATES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBER-METAL LAMINATE; FULL-SCALE BEHAVIOR; SCALING EFFECTS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ALLOY; DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; LAMINATE; METAL FIBER; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 33847720601     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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