Mixed mode I + II interlaminar fracture of carbon/epoxy laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-333

  Pereira, A B ^a   de Morais, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATES;

EPOXY LAMINATES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 38749113707     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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