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Biaxial fracture stresses for filled-epoxy tubes

Paper reports on the strength behavior of a brittle material at room temperature. Tests were conducted in all biaxial-stress quadrants

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Strength results for a filled epoxy are reported for biaxial stresses. Three test methods and several specimen configurations were employed. Strength magnitudes were quite dependent upon specimen geometry under compression-compression stresses. For other stress states, this dependence disappeared and the modified Coulomb-Mohr theory fit the data well. Similar data for graphite are cited.

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    Richard E. Ely (Research Aerospace Engineer)

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Ely, R.E. Biaxial fracture stresses for filled-epoxy tubes. Experimental Mechanics 14, 492–496 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323150

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