Determination of damage micromechanisms and fracture resistance of glass fiber/epoxy cross-ply laminate by means of X-ray computed microtomography

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-359

  Sket, F ^a   Seltzer, R ^a   Molina Aldareguia J M ^a   Gonzalez, C ^a,b   Llorca, J ^a,b  

^a IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Fracture; B. Fracture toughness; C. Crack; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CROSS-PLY LAMINATE; DAMAGE MECHANISM; EFFECTIVE FRACTURE; FIBER FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; MAXIMUM LOAD; MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY; MICROMECHANISMS; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE POINT BENDING; X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

BENDING (FORMING); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRACKS; FRACTURE; GLASS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84855827370     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.11.025     Document Type: Article

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