Influence of loading rate on the delamination response of untufted and tufted carbon epoxy non-crimp fabric composites/Mode II

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Colin de Verdiere, M ^a,b,c,d   Skordos, A A ^b   Walton, A C ^b   May, Michael ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Axenstec   (France)

^d Service Nucléaire et défense   (France)

^e FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance method; Composites; Delamination; Dynamic fracture; Strain rate effects

Indexed keywords

CARBON-EPOXY; COMPLIANCE METHOD; CRACK LENGTH; CRACK SPEED; DROP WEIGHT IMPACT; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; DYNAMIC MODES; DYNAMIC STRAIN; END-LOADED SPLIT; EPOXY COMPOSITE; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HIGH SPEED IMAGE; LOAD SIGNAL; LOADING RATE; MODE II; NON-CRIMP FABRICS; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; RATE EFFECTS; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; STRAIN RATE EFFECT;

CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; LOADS (FORCES);

LOADING;

EID: 84869492453     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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