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When studying failure processes in laminated composites, it is useful to monitor the progression of damage throughout the load history of the material. A variety of test techniques can provide information about damage accumulation, but many of these techniques infer the damage states from some sophisticated interpretation of the raw data. Only two techniques, X-ray radiography and edge replication, give a direct indication of the damage state. The present chapter provides a brief description of edge replication, a technique for the in situ documentation of damage in laminated composites.
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Highsmith, A.L. (1989). Edge Replication for Laminated Composites. In: Pendleton, R.L., Tuttle, M.E. (eds) Manual on Experimental Methods for Mechanical Testing of Composites. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1129-1_21
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