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Characterization of interlaminar shear failures of graphite-epoxy composite materials

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5874767
In an effort to accurately characterize and develop a more fundamental understanding of interlaminar shear failures in laminated graphite-epoxy composites a test method capable of inducing a prescribed state of pure interlaminar shear stress within a certain region of a test specimen has been devised. A novel method of monitoring shear failures in coupon-type flexure specimens is used to determine the initiation site, direction of propagation, and approximate crack propagation speed of the resulting shear failures.
Research Organization:
Dayton Univ., OH (United States)
OSTI ID:
5874767
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English