Characterizing delamination of fibre composites by mixed mode cohesive laws

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 445-456

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

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LM WIND POWER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Delamination; C. Fibre bridging

Indexed keywords

CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; STEEL SHEET;

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. DELAMINATION; BRIDGING LAWS; BRIDGING STRESS; C. FIBRE BRIDGING; CHARACTERISATION; COHESIVE LAWS; COHESIVE STRESS; CRACK BRIDGINGS; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS; CRACK-TIP; J INTEGRALS; MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS; MIXED MODES; MODE II; MODE-MIXITY; NOVEL METHODS; PEAK STRESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS;

EID: 59149087462     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.11.025     Document Type: Article

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