Comparison of open hole tension characteristics of high strength glass and carbon fibre-reinforced composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2770-2778

  O'Higgins, R M ^a   McCarthy, M A ^a   McCarthy, C T ^a  

^a Materials and Surface Science Institute   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Glass fibres; B. Fracture; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYESTERS; SAFETY FACTOR; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

A. CARBON FIBRES; A. GLASS FIBRES; B. FRACTURE; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CARBON FIBRES; DAMAGE FORMATION; DAMAGE PROGRESSION; E-GLASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FAILURE BEHAVIOUR; HIGH STRENGTH GLASS; HIGH-STRENGTH; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; OPEN HOLES; ULTIMATE LOADS; ULTIMATE STRAIN;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; DAMAGE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER; LAMINATE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; STRAIN; TENSION;

EID: 52749099139     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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