Characterization of crack propagation in mode I delamination of multidirectional CFRP laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1251-1256

  Sebaey, T A ^a,b   Blanco, N ^a   Costa, J ^a   Lopes, C S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^c IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Fracture toughness; C. Fiber bridging; D. Optical microscopy; Multidirectional laminates

Indexed keywords

BENDING STIFFNESS; CFRP LAMINATE; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FIBER BRIDGING; INTERFACE ANGLE; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL LAMINATES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PROPAGATION PLANE; STACKING SEQUENCE;

CRACKS; LAMINATES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 84861910800     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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