Procedures developed for self-repair of polymer matrix composite materials

Composite Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-269

  Dry, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFECTS; FRACTURE; HARDENING; LOADS (FORCES); MICROCRACKS; MONOMERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BEND TESTS; IMPACT FRACTURE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS; SELF REPAIR; STRENGTH RESTORATION;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FIBRES; INDUSTRIAL; REPAIR; TECHNICAL; TEXTILES;

EID: 0030176538     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(96)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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