Size effects in unnotched tensile strength of unidirectional and quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Wisnom, M R ^a   Khan, B ^a   Hallett, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Scaling; Size effects; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; LAMINATES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON/EPOXY COMPOSITES; FULLY SCALED TESTS; QUASI-ISOTROPIC SPECIMENS; SIZE EFFECTS; UNIDIRECTIONAL SPECIMENS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 38849091924     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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