Statistics for the strength and size effects of microcomposites with four carbon fibers in epoxy resin

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-92

  Beyerlein, Irene J ^a   Phoenix, S Leigh ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Effective load transfer length; Microcomposite; Size effect; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DUCTILITY; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VOLUME FRACTION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CARBON FIBER EPOXY MICROCOMPOSITES; EFFECTIVE LOAD TRANSFER LENGTH; LENGTH EFFECTS; SIZE EFFECTS; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; WEIBULL SHAPE PARAMETER;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBRES; CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; COMPOSITES; MICROCOMPOSITES;

EID: 0029657045     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(95)00131-X     Document Type: Article

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