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The effect of loading rate on the fracture toughness of fiber reinforced polymer composites
Author(s) -
Jacob George C.,
Starbuck J. Michael,
Fellers John F.,
Simunovic Srdan,
Boeman Raymond G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.21535
Subject(s) - composite material , materials science , fracture toughness , strain rate , composite number , toughness , polymer , fiber , fracture (geology)
This article is a detailed review of the strain rate dependence of fracture toughness properties in polymer composite materials. An attempt is made to draw together all the strain rate studies done in the past and to elucidate the reasons given by the authors of the reviewed papers for the trends resulting from their studies to better understand the strain rate effects on the fracture toughness of fiber reinforced polymer composite materials. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 899–904, 2005