Interlaminar stresses and fracture behavior in thickness-tapered composite laminates

Design and manufacture of a variable thickness composite laminate such as a helicopter yoke involves tapering the laminate by dropping individual plies at discrete internal locations, in order to tailor the stiffness of the laminate. The ply drop in the laminate creates large interlaminar stresses a...

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Main Author: He, Kan
Format: Others
Published: 2002
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/1620/1/NQ68214.pdf
He, Kan <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/He=3AKan=3A=3A.html> (2002) Interlaminar stresses and fracture behavior in thickness-tapered composite laminates. PhD thesis, Concordia University.