Behavior of notched and unnotched [0/±30/±60/90]s GFR/EPOXY composites under static and fatigue loads

Composite Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 606-613

  Khashaba, U A ^a   Selmy, A I ^a   El Sonbaty, I A ^a   Megahed, M ^a  

^a Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Angle ply composites; Bending fatigue; Glass fiber; Gross section; Net section; Notched and unnotched

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; TENSILE TESTING;

ANGLE-PLY COMPOSITES; CONSTANT-DEFLECTION BENDING FATIGUE TESTS; GROSS-SECTION; NOTCH SIZE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BENDING; CROSS SECTION; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; LOADING (TESTING);

EID: 34250734609     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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