Influences of friction, geometric nonlinearities, and fixture compliance on experimentally observed toughnesses from three and four-point bend end-notched flexure tests

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1177-1196

  Davidson, Barry D ^a   Sun, Xuekun ^b   Vinciquerra, Anthony J ^c  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

^c GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination; Direct energy balance; Energy release rate; Finite element analysis; Mode II; Nonlinear

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPLIANCE CALIBRATION; DIRECT ENERGY BALANCE; END-NOTCHED FLEXURE TEST;

MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 34248639858     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998306067304     Document Type: Article

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