Mode II fracture toughness of stitched composites

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Chen, Leishan ^a   Sankar, Bhavani V ^a   Ifju, Peter G ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

END NOTCHED FLEXURES; ENF TESTS; FIELD DISPLACEMENTS; MODE-II FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STITCHED COMPOSITES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 85067320766     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1483     Document Type: Conference Paper

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