Strength scaling of adhesive joints in polymer-matrix composites

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 741-761

  Sørensen, Bent F ^a   Goutianos, Stergios ^a   Jacobsen, Torben K ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LM WIND POWER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohesive laws; Crack bridging; Experiments; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADHESIVE JOINTS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING (FORMING); CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FRACTURE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERIC GLASS;

COHESIVE LAWS; CRACK BRIDGING; CRACK LENGTHS; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM TESTS; FIBRE BRIDGINGS; FIBRE LAMINATES; FOUR POINTS; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONES; FRACTURE RESISTANCES; LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITIES; MEDIUM SIZES; MIXED MODE FRACTURES; MODELLING; PREDICTED AND MEASURED STRENGTHS; SMALL SPECIMENS;

FRACTURE TESTING;

EID: 58149328445     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.09.024     Document Type: Article

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