Mechanisms of crack bridging by composite and metallic rods

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1325-1336

  Cartie D D R ^a   Cox, B N ^b   Fleck, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKWELL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Frachire; Composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE RODS; CRACK BRIDGING; FRACHIRE; METALLIC RODS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; FRICTION; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

CRACKS;

EID: 4444333046     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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