Effect of mendable polymer stitch density on the toughening and healing of delamination cracks in carbon-epoxy laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-30

  Pingkarawat, K ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Varley, R J ^b   Mouritz, A P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. 3 Dimensional reinforcement; B. Delamination; E. Stitching; Self healing

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; CARBON-EPOXY LAMINATES; E. STITCHING; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MODE-I FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SELF-HEALING; SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS;

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; RESTORATION;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84876142655     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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