ID 1198

 

Predicting Failure in Fibre Composites:

Lessons Learned from the World-Wide Failure Exercise

 

 

M J Hinton^*, A S Kaddour^** and P D Soden^***

^* Mechanical Sciences Sector, DERA, Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7BP, UK.

^** Mechanical Sciences Sector, DERA, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX, UK.

^*** Mechanical Engineering Department, UMIST, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK.

 

Keywords: failure, laminates, biaxial, stresses, strength