Measurement of Variation in Fracture Strength and Calculation of Stress Concentration Factor in Composite Laminates with Circular Hole

Subject Areas : Engineering

A.R Ghasemi ¹ ( Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kashan )
I Razavian ² ( Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kashan )

Received: 2012-06-13 Accepted : 2012-08-15 Published : 2012-09-29

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