Issue 61

M. A. Umarfarooq et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 61 (2022) 140-153; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.10

Effects of residual stresses on interlaminar radial strength of Glass Epoxy L-bend composite laminates

M. A. Umarfarooq Research Centre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SDM College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India. Center for Material Science, School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, India. umarfarooq.ma@gmail.com P. S. Shivakumar Gouda * Research Centre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SDM College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India. ursshivu@gmail.com K. N. Bharath Department of Mechanical Engineering, GM Institute of Technology, Davangere, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India. bharathkn@gmit.ac.in G. B. Veereshkumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India veeru232@gmail.com

N. R. Banapurmath Centre for Material Science, School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, India

nrbanapurmath@gmail.com Abhilash Edacherian Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia edalheriad@kku.edu.sa

A BSTRACT . The built-in heterogeneity of the composite laminates has been exploited to tailor the stiffness and strength requirements of modern structures to meet the specific functional demands. However, the non homogeneity in these composites is the root cause for most of their failures. Citation : Umarfarooq, M. A., Shivakumar Gouda P. S., Bharath, K. N., Veereshkumar,

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