Measurement and theoretical modelling of the damping properties of a uni-directional glass/epoxy composite

Composite Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-385

  Hadi, A S ^a   Ashton, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; DAMPING; GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS; MECHANICAL TESTING;

FIBRE ORIENTATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030111826     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(96)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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