Quasi-static and dynamic fracture of graphite/epoxy composites: An optical study of loading-rate effects

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 462-474

  Lee, Dongyeon ^a   Tippur, Hareesh ^a   Bogert, Phillip ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix Composites (PMCs); B. Fracture; B. Impact behavior; D. Mechanical testing digital image correlation

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. IMPACT BEHAVIOR; CRACK EXTENSION; CRACK FACES; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; DIGITAL SPECKLE CORRELATION METHOD; DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS; DYNAMIC STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; FIBER BRIDGING; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE PARAMETER; FRACTURE RESPONSE; FULL-FIELD; GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; GRAPHITE/EPOXY COMPOSITES; GROWING CRACKS; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IN-PLANE; MIXED MODE; MULTI-LAYERED; OPTICAL STUDY; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; RATE EFFECTS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING; STATIC VALUES; STRAIN RATE EFFECT; TIME-RESOLVED; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER CRIME; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC LOAD SHEDDING; FRACTURE TESTING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LOADING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77955415103     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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