Off-axis notched strength of fiber-metal laminates and a formula for predicting anisotropic size effect

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1900-1910

  Kawai, M ^a   Arai, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Anisotropy; B. Strength; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ANALYTICAL MODELLING; FIBER COMPOSITE; FIBER DIRECTION; FIBER METAL LAMINATES; FIBER ORIENTATION ANGLE; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; MULTIAXIAL CRITERION; MULTIAXIAL FAILURE; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; NOTCHED STRENGTH; OFF-AXIS; ORTHOTROPIC COMPOSITES; SIZE EFFECT LAW; SIZE EFFECTS; TENSILE FAILURES; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLARE; LAMINATES; SIZE DETERMINATION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 71649111901     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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