An experimental study of failure initiation and propagation in 2D woven composites under compression

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1316-1325

  De Carvalho, N V ^a   Pinho, S T ^a   Robinson, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Textile composites; B. Fracture; C. Damage mechanics; D. Fractography; D. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

B. FRACTURE; D. FRACTOGRAPHY; DAMAGE MECHANICS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TEXTILE COMPOSITE;

ARCHITECTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

WEAVING;

EID: 79959598813     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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