Criterion for interlaminar strength of CFRP laminates toughened with carbon nanofiber interlayer

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 703-711

  Arai, Masahiro ^a   Matsushita, Kazutoshi ^b   Hirota, Satoshi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagoya Institute of Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Nanostructures; B. Interface interphase; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBER; A. NANOSTRUCTURES; CFRP LAMINATE; CRITICAL CURVE; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; INTERLAMINAR STRENGTH; NORMAL STRESS; PREPREGS; SHORT BEAMS; TSAI-WU; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; COMPOSITE FILMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; SHEAR STRESS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 79955578483     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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