Delamination R-curve as a material property of unidirectional glass/epoxy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 211-218

  Shokrieh, M M ^a   Heidari Rarani, M ^a   Ayatollahi, M R ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Composites: polymer matrix; B. Laminates; E. Fracture

Indexed keywords

CRACK LENGTH; DCB SPECIMEN; DELAMINATION RESISTANCE; DELAMINATION TOUGHNESS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; E-GLASS; E. FRACTURE; FIBER BRIDGING; GLASS/EPOXY; GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITE; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; R-CURVES;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACKS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STEEL SHEET;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 80052161565     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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