T. Kevin O'Brien

• Composite Materials
• Long-term behavior of composites
• Composite interlaminar shear fracture toughness, G[sub IIc]
• Interlaminar fracture of composites
• Interlaminar shear fracture toughness and fatigue thresholds for composite materials
• Local delamination in laminates with angle ply matrix cracks
• Long-Term Behavior of Composites
• Residual thermal and moisture influences on the strain energy release rate analysis of local delaminations from matrix cracks
• Results of ASTM round robin testing for mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of composite materials
• Scale effects on the transverse tensile strength of graphite epoxy composites
• Tension fatigue analysis and life prediction for composite laminates
• Towards a damage tolerance philosophy for composite materials and structures