Improving the fracture resistance of sandwich composite T-joints by z-pinning

Composite Structures

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 207-215

  Nanayakkara, A M ^a   Feih, S ^a   Mouritz, A P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Joints; Mechanical properties; Sandwich composites; Z Pins

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE LOAD; HIGH STRENGTHENING; PULL-OFF; PULL-OUT; PULL-OUT TEST; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; SKIN-CORE; T-JOINTS; TOUGHENING EFFECTS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; VERTICAL STIFFENERS; VOLUME CONTENT; Z-PINNING; Z-PINS;

FRACTURE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE ENERGY;

EID: 84870464541     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.09.029     Document Type: Article

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