Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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767958 | Engineering Fracture Mechanics | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Modifications are made in the inherent flaw model of Waddoups, Eisenman and Kaminski (known as the WEK model) for accurate prediction of notched tensile strength of composite laminates containing a sharp notch. To examine the adequacy of the model, fracture data of center cracked carbon/epoxy composite laminates with various lay-ups are considered. The notched strength estimates are found to be close to the test results.
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Authors
V. Kamala Kannan, S. Rajendra Boopathy, B. Nageswara Rao,