Failure Analysis of ±45° Off-Axis Woven Fabric Composite Specimens

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-224

  Odegard, G ^a   Armentrout, D ^a   Searles, K ^b   Kumosa, L ^a   Sutter, J K ^c   Kumosa, M ^a  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FEM; Graphite PMR 15; Off axis testing; Woven fabric composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001609934     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10555j     Document Type: Article

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