Effect of stacking sequence on open-hole tensile strength of composite laminates

AIAA Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1692-1699

  Hallett, Stephen R ^a,c   Jiang, Wen Guang ^b,d   Wisnom, Michael R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science   (United Kingdom)

^d Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; DAMAGE DEVELOPMENT; DAMAGE MODES; FAILURE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL MODELS; STACKING SEQUENCE; THICKNESS DIRECTION;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 68149132788     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41244     Document Type: Article

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