Assessment of the fundamentals of failure theories for composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 190-201

  Talreja, Ramesh ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fiber matrix bond; B. Strength; C. Failure criterion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FAILURE ANALYSIS;

B. STRENGTH; COMPLEX FAILURE; FAILURE CRITERIA; FAILURE THEORIES; FIBER-MATRIX BONDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); TEST DATA;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84912030125     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.10.014     Document Type: Review

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