Micromechanical characterization of nonlinear behavior of advanced polymer matrix composites

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1274, Issue , 1996, Pages 295-319

  Gates, Thomas S ^a   Chen, Jun Lin ^b   Sun, Chin Tech ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Design; Micromechanics; Off axis testing; Plasticity; Polymer matrix composites; Temperature; Testing

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CURING; DESIGN; ELASTOPLASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE;

IN SITU ELASTIC PLASTIC PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; OFF AXIS TESTING; PLANE STRESS MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030205455     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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