Mode-I fracture toughness testing of thick section FRP composites using the ESE(T) specimen

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 631-643

  El Hajjar, Rani ^a   Haj Ali, Rami ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced polymeric composite; Fracture toughness testing; Mode I; Pultrusion; Thick section

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DATA REDUCTION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; STANDARDS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CRACK CLOSURES; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERIC (FRP) COMPOSITES; FRACTURE TESTING STANDARDS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 7044235938     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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