On the relation between the mode I fracture toughness of a composite laminate and that of a 0° ply: Analytical model and experimental validation

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2535-2546

  Camanho, P P ^a   Catalanotti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fracture Mechanics; Polymer matrix composites; Toughness testing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; CARBON-EPOXY COMPOSITE; COMPACT TENSION TESTS; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LAMINATION THEORY; LINEAR-ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MODEL PREDICTION; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; TOUGHNESS TESTING;

FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAPER LAMINATES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TENSILE TESTING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 79960845049     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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