Interlaminar and intralaminar fracture characterization of composites under mode I loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-149

  de Moura, M F S F ^a   Campilho, R D S G ^a   Amaro, A M ^b   Reis, P N B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composites; Fracture characterization; Interlaminar; Intralaminar

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; BEAM THEORIES; COMPOSITES; CRITICAL ENERGY; DAMAGE MODEL; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM TEST; FIBRE BRIDGING; FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION; INTERLAMINAR; INTRALAMINAR; INTRINSIC TOUGHNESS; R-CURVES;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACKS; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BEAM; CRACKING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TESTING; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 70349439010     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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