The response of a multi-directional composite laminate to through-thickness loading

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1950-1957

  Tagarielli, V L ^a   Minisgallo, G ^a   McMillan, A J ^b   Petrinic, N ^a  

^a Department of Engineering Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres, laminate, polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; C. Probabilistic methods

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; A. CARBON FIBRES, LAMINATE, POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. PROBABILISTIC METHODS; COMPOSITE BEAM; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPRESSIVE RESPONSE; DOGBONE; FAILURE ENVELOPE; FAILURE MECHANISM; LOW RATES; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; OUT-OF-PLANE; PLY INTERFACES; THICK LAMINATES; THREE POINT BENDING; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS; WEIBULL THEORY;

ASPECT RATIO; BENDING TESTS; CARBON FIBERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77956895431     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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