Bio-inspired laminate design exhibiting pseudo-ductile (graceful) failure during flexural loading

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-116

  Malkin, Robert ^a   Yasaee, Mehdi ^a   Trask, Richard S ^a   Bond, Ian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Laminates; B. Damage tolerance; B. Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; DISCRETE MATERIAL; FAILURE PROCESS; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; FLEXURAL LOADING; LAMINATE DESIGN; NATURAL MATERIALS; STRESS CONDITION;

CARBON FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GEMS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

LAMINATES;

EID: 84882275543     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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