A phenomenological study of triaxially braided textile composites loaded in tension

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-358

  Masters, John E ^a   Ifju, Peter G ^b  

^a Lockheed Science and Engineering Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage mechanisms; Tensile loading; Triaxially braided textile composite

Indexed keywords

BRAIDED-FIBRE-REINFORCED; COMPOSITES; TENSILE; TESTING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULI; INTERFEROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

DAMAGE MECHANISM; MOIRE INTERFEROMETRY; POISSONS RATIOS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE REPLICATION; TENSILE LOADING; TRIAXIALLY BRAIDED TEXTILE COMPOSITE;

TEXTILES;

EID: 0029657268     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(95)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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