Fracture Behavior of Prestressed Composites Subjected to Shock Loading: A DIC-Based Study

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 211-225

  Mallon, S ^a   Koohbor, B ^a   Kidane, A ^a   Sutton, M A ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Digital image correlation; Dynamic fracture; Shock tube; Woven composites

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SHOCK TUBES; STRAIN; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

3D DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; DYNAMIC FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; DYNAMIC STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SINGLE EDGE NOTCHED SPECIMENS; WOVEN COMPOSITE;

LOADING;

COMPOSITES; CORRELATION; FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 85028174215     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-014-9936-5     Document Type: Article

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