Biaxial experimental determination of in-plane matrix fracture envelope of unidirectional composite

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 750-758

  Greve, L ^a   Bisagni, C ^b   Walters, C L ^c  

^a VOLKSWAGEN AG   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Strength; C. Numerical analysis; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

A. LAMINATES; B. STRENGTH; BIAXIAL TESTING; C. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; CHARACTERISATION; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; FRACTURE ENVELOPE; FRACTURE MODEL; IN-PLANE; IN-PLANE SHEAR; MATERIAL FRACTURE; MATRIX; MATRIX STRENGTH; SHEAR LOADS; TEST MACHINE; TEST PROCEDURES; THICKNESS REDUCTION; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRACTURE TESTING; LEAD; LOAD TESTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

FRACTURE;

EID: 77950020392     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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