Delamination fracture in cross-ply laminates: What can be learned from experiment?

European Structural Integrity Society

Volumn 32, Issue C, 2003, Pages 433-444

  Brunner, A J ^b   Blackman, B R K ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite; Cross ply laminates; Mode I delamination fracture; R curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957082958     PISSN: 15661369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-1369(03)80114-0     Document Type: Chapter

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