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Failure of precracked fiber reinforced composite plate

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Mahale, Narayan Krishna (1973) Failure of precracked fiber reinforced composite plate. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DPK2-YA94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08192010-160559026

Abstract

In the following pages a theoretical and experimental investigation of the fracture of a precracked carbon fiber reinforced composite is presented. The work deals mainly with a unidirectional composite having the crack aligned parallel to the fibers. We put forth some ideas on how to extend the failure criterion of the above restricted case to a more general one of multidirectional composites. The failure criterion proposed is based on an energy argument similar to that proposed by Griffith for isotropic solids. For the purpose of stress analysis the material under consideration is assumed to be homogeneous and orthotropic. Lekhnitskii's complex variable method of stress analysis of the two dimensional elasticity problems for anisotropic bodies is used in the theoretical investigation.

Item Type:Thesis (Engineer's thesis)
Subject Keywords:Aeronautics
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Knauss, Wolfgang Gustav (advisor)
  • Babcock, Charles D. (advisor)
Group:GALCIT
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:22 September 1972
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:08192010-160559026
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08192010-160559026
DOI:10.7907/DPK2-YA94
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:6000
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By:INVALID USER
Deposited On:20 Aug 2010 15:10
Last Modified:01 Mar 2021 23:15

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