Characterization of Delamination Onset and Growth in a Composite Laminate

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn STP 775, Issue , 1982, Pages 140-167

  O'Brien, T K ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

composite materials; delamination; graphite epoxy; growth law; ply cracking; R curve. fatigue; rule of mixtures; stiffness loss; strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE;

COMPOSITES MATERIAL; DELAMINATION GROWTH; GRAPHITE EPOXY; GROWTH LAWS; PLY CRACKING; RESISTANCE CURVE.; RESISTANCE CURVES; RULE OF MIXTURE; STIFFNESS LOSS; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 84958508474     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/STP34325S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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