Experimental and numerical failure predictions of biaxially-loaded quasi-isotropic carbon composites

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Welsh, Jeffry S ^a   Mayes, J Steve ^b   Biskner, Adam C ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSA ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial testing; Failure analysis; Failure envelope; Multicontinuuim theory

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; GLASS CERAMICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; TESTING;

BIAXIAL TESTING; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FAILURE ENVELOPE; INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES; MULTICONTINUUIM THEORY; MULTICONTINUUM THEORY; STANDARD TEST METHOD; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 85076870834     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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