Mechanical performance of carbon-fibre-and glass-fibre-reinforced epoxy i-beams: I. Mechanical behaviour

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-53

  Gilchrist, M D ^a   Kinloch, A J ^b   Matthews, F L ^b   Osiyemi, S O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Carbon and glass fibre; Compliance; Cutout; Epoxy; Failure; Flexure; Four point bending; Fracture; Hole; I beam; Notch; Static load; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; COMPOSITES; GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STIFFNESS;

CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED EPOXY I BEAM; COMPLIANCE; FOUR POINT FLEXURE CONFIGURATION; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED EPOXY I BEAM; GLOBAL STATIC RESPONSE; STATIC LOAD;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0029657044     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(95)00126-3     Document Type: Article

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