Fracture mechanics has been found to be a useful tool for understanding composite delamination. Analyses for calculating strain energy release rates associated with delamination growth have been developed. These analyses successfully characterized delamination onset and growth for particular sources of delamination. Low velocity impact has been found to be the most severe source of composite delamination. A variety of test methods for measuring interlaminar fracture toughness are being developed to identify new composite materials with enhanced delamination resistance.


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    Title :

    Interlaminar fracture of composites


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    Publication date :

    1985-02-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English