Modelling the elastic properties of knitted-fabric-reinforced composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 685-694

  Gommers, B ^a   Verpoest, I ^a   Van Houtte, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Knitted fabrics; Micromechanics; Modelling; Textile composites

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

EFFICIENCY FACTOR; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; RULE OF MIXTURES; SHEAR MODULI; SHEAR TEST; TEXTILE COMPOSITES; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS; VOIGT AND REUSS METHOD;

KNIT FABRICS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES; ELASTICITY; KNITTED-FABRIC-REINFORCED; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0030153216     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(96)00053-X     Document Type: Article

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