Tensile fatigue behavior of tapered glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites containing nanoclay

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-19

  Helmy, S ^a   Hoa, S V ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibers; A. Nanoclays; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fatigue; B. Matrix cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATES; NANOCOMPOSITES; CRACKS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE CRACKS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES; MATRIX CRACKING; MODE II CRACKS; NANO CLAYS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RELATIVE ORIENTATION;

CRACKS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84905396870     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.05.038     Document Type: Article

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