Study of the fatigue crack growth in thin composite skins made of woven plies

Helicopter blades are made of composite sandwich materials mainly loaded in fatigue. Normally, they have relatively thin skins. A through-the-thickness crack could appear in these coatings. The aim of this study is to characterize the through-the-thickness crack propagation in fatigue in thin woven...

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Main Author: Bizeul, Matthieu
Format: Others
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/2354/1/Bizeul_2354.pdf