The influence of hygrothermal conditions on the damage processes in quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2375-2382

  Ogi, K ^a   Kim, H S ^b   Maruyama, T ^b   Takao, Y ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B. Hygrothermal effect; B. Matrix cracking; C. Delamination; C. Finite element analysis; C. Residual stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000762069     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00088-3     Document Type: Article

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