An experimental study of interlaminar shear fracture toughness of a nanotube reinforced composite

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-116

  Davis, Daniel C ^a   Whelan, Bradley D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBER; A. CARBON NANOTUBES; B. DELAMINATION; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; CARBON FABRICS; COVALENT BONDING; CRITICAL STRAIN ENERGY; END-NOTCH FLEXURES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FABRIC STITCHING; FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES; FOUR-POINT; FRACTURE SURFACES; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; INTERLAMINAR; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR; MATRIX; NANO SCALE; NANOTUBE TECHNOLOGIES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; FLUORINE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; STEEL SHEET; STRAIN RATE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 78649935252     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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