Crack Growth Resistance of Random Fiber Composites
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Composite Materials
- Vol. 9 (3) , 216-227
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002199837500900301
Abstract
Crack growth resistance of a random glass fiber composite has been studied by applying the concepts of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics. The crack growth resistance curves (R-curves) for epoxy and polyester composites have been developed to study the total fracture behavior of these composites. It is shown that the R-curve approach is suitable for these type of materials. An attempt has been made to use the information from the R-curves to predict the fracture strength of plate specimens with a hole at the center and subjected to tensile loading.Keywords
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