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ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture (Sixth Volume)
By
EA Armanios
EA Armanios
1
School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
, Atlanta, Georgia, symposium chairman and editor
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-2411-2
ISBN:
978-0-8031-2411-0
No. of Pages:
580
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1997
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The Compact Tension, C(T), Specimen in Laminated Composite Testing
By
L Minnetyan
,
L Minnetyan
1
Associate professor
, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University
, Potsdam, NY 13699-5710
.
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CC Chamis
CC Chamis
2
Senior aerospace scientist
, Structures Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center
, Cleveland, OH 44135
.
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Page Count:
20
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Published:1997
Citation
Minnetyan, L, & Chamis, C. "The Compact Tension, C(T), Specimen in Laminated Composite Testing." Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture (Sixth Volume). Ed. Armanios, E. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1997.
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Use of the compact tension, C(T), specimens in laminated composites testing is investigated by considering two examples. A new computational methodology that scales up constituent material properties, stress, and strain limits to the structure level is used to evaluate damage propagation stages as well as the structural fracture load. Damage initiation, growth, accumulation, progressive fracture, and ultimate fracture modes are identified. Specific dependences of C(T) specimen test characteristics on laminate configuration and composite constituent properties are quantified.
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