Measurement of interface fracture toughness of sandwich structures under mixed mode loadings

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 445-466

  Østergaard, Rasmus C ^a   Sørensen, Bent F ^a   Brøndsted, Povl ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Energy release rate; Fiber bridging; Fracture toughness; LEFM; Mode mixity

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CRACK INITIATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

FIBER BRIDGING; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MODE MIXITY;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 34250202779     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: 15307972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636207070578     Document Type: Article

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