Quantification of failure mechanisms in mode-I loading of fiber reinforced plastics utilizing acoustic emission analysis

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-174

  Sause, M G R ^a   Muller T ^b   Horoschenkoff, A ^b   Horn, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Damage mechanics; D. Acoustic emission

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ACOUSTIC EMISSION SIGNAL; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; FAILURE BEHAVIORS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FEATURE-BASED; FIBER BREAKAGES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FRACTURE SURFACES; IN-FIBER; INTERFACE FAILURE; INTERFACIAL FAILURES; INTERLAMINAR CRACKS; LOADING CONDITION; MATRIX CRACKING; PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES; SIMULATED SIGNALS; STRONG CORRELATION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; ELASTOMERS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84855852662     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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