Damage and fatigue in composites - A personal account

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2585-2591

  Talreja, Ramesh ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fatigue; B. Matrix cracking; C. Damage mechanics

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. FATIGUE; B. MATRIX CRACKING; C. DAMAGE MECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

COMPOSITE; CRACKING; DAMAGE; FATIGUE; MATRIX; POLYMER;

EID: 52749085572     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.04.042     Document Type: Article

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