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Figure 1: Microstructural Damage
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a) Matrix-crack in the bottom of a void which has grown to neighboring debonds while under load.
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(b) Coalesced debonds while under load.
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Images borrowed with permission from Wood, C. and W. Bradely, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 57, 1997.
For inquiries or comments, please contact:
Robert MacNeill
Principal Engineer
e-mail: rmacneill@ara.com
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