A micromechanical study on the effect of intra-ply properties on transverse shear fracture in fibre reinforced composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1217-1228

  Vaughan, T J ^a   McCarthy, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composite; B. Debonding; B. Residual internal stress; C. Micro mechanics

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE; B. DEBONDING; C. MICRO-MECHANICS; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DAMAGE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; IN-SITU; INTERFACE FRACTURE ENERGY; INTERFACE STRENGTH; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; RESIDUAL/INTERNAL STRESS; SHEAR RESPONSE; THERMAL RESIDUAL STRESS; TRANSVERSE SHEAR; TRANSVERSE SHEAR DEFORMATION;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FRACTURE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHEAR FLOW; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 79960024153     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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