The performance of graphite-epoxy composite with embedded optical fibers under compression

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-215

  Mall, S ^a   Dosedel, S B ^a   Holl, M W ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDED OPTICAL FIBERS; SPECIMEN MIDPLANE;

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PERFORMANCE; STIFFNESS;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

EID: 0030121706     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/5/2/009     Document Type: Article

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