Effect of transverse normal stress on mode II fracture toughness in fiber composites

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bing, Qida ^a   Sun, C T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mode II fracture toughness; Polymer matrix composites; Transverse normal stress

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRACTURE TESTING; GLASS CERAMICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRESS;

CRACK SURFACE CONTACT; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITE; MODE-II FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NON-SINGULAR STRESS; THREE POINT BENDING; THROUGH-THICKNESS CRACKS; TRANSVERSE NORMAL STRESS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 85076870776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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