Statistical model of the transverse ply cracking in cross-ply laminates by strength and fracture toughness based failure criteria

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2651-2665

  Andersons, J ^a   Joffe, R ^b   Sparnins E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cracking; Cross ply laminate; Polymer matrix composites; Stiffness reduction

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

CRACK SPACING DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-PLY LAMINATE; STIFFNESS REDUCTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 40649116946     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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