Development of translaminar fracture toughness testing methods for composite materials

The work presented within this thesis concerns measurement of the fracture toughness associated with the translaminar, fibre-breaking, failure modes of composites. Loading cases of mode I tension, mode I compression and mixed mode I/II tension and shear are considered. Fracture toughness measurement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laffan, Matthew John
Other Authors: Pinho, Silvestre ; Robinson, Paul ; Iannucci, Lorenzo
Published: Imperial College London 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555940