Effects of the presence of compression in transverse cyclic loading on fibre-matrix debonding in unidirectional composite plies

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2260-2269

  Correa, E ^a   Gamstedt, E K ^b   Paris F ^a   Mantic V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B. Debonding; B. Fatigue; C. Micro mechanics; Tension compression cyclic loading

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CYCLIC LOADS; DEBONDING; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; GLASS FIBERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE PLIES; TENSION-COMPRESSION CYCLIC LOADING; TRANSVERSE CRACKS;

PILES;

EID: 35549009750     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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