Influence of temperature on a carbon-fibre epoxy composite subjected to static and fatigue loading under mode-I delamination

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2934-2940

  Coronado, P ^a   Arguelles A ^a   Vina J ^a   Mollon V ^a   Vina I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fracture; Mode I; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRE EPOXY COMPOSITES; DCB SPECIMEN; EPOXY MATRICES; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; FATIGUE LOADINGS; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; INTERLAMINAR CRACKS; NUMBER OF CYCLES; STATIC TESTS; SYMMETRIC LAMINATES; TEST TEMPERATURES;

CARBON FIBERS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; TEMPERATURE;

LOADING;

EID: 84865267968     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2012.05.018     Document Type: Article

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