...S. G. Kalarikkal; B. V. Sankar; P. G. Ifju The research presented in this paper is an effort to better understand the interlaminar fracture behavior of graphite/epoxy composite laminates in cryogenic conditions. Double cantilever beam tests were performed on different types of specimens, at room...

...Y. Shindo, Professor; K. Horiguchi, Research Associate; R. Wang, Associate Professor,; H. Kudo, Graduate Student, An experimental and analytical investigation in cryogenic Mode I interlaminar fracture behavior and toughness of SL-E woven glass-epoxy laminates was conducted. Double cantilever beam...

... / W = 0.6 . After precracking, side-grooves were machined on specimens to a net thickness B N reduction of 20 percent. 10 Compact tension specimen used for J IC test A 100 kN screw-driven electromechanical test machine adaptable for cryogenic...