The role of delamination in strength, failure mechanism and hole size effect in open hole tensile tests on quasi-isotropic laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-342

  Wisnom, Michael R ^a   Hallett, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; B. Delamination; D. Open hole tension; Strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DELAMINATION; FIBERS; STEEL SHEET; TENSILE TESTING;

A. CARBON FIBRE; B. DELAMINATION; D. OPEN HOLE TENSION; FAILURE MECHANISMS; FAILURE STRESS; HOLE DIAMETERS; HOLE SIZES; OPEN-HOLE TENSILE TESTS; QUASI-ISOTROPIC LAMINATES; STACKING SEQUENCES; STRENGTH; TENSION TESTS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 62649106107     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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