Notes on the modeling of preform compaction: II - Effect of sizing on bundle level micromechanics

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 837-861

  Karbhari, Vistasp M ^b   Simácek, Pavel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Fiber bundle; Shear deformation; Sizing

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLDING; PACKING; POLYMERS; PREFORMING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SIZING (FINISHING OPERATION); YARN;

BUNDLE LEVEL MICROMECHANICS; INTER BUNDLE MOVEMENT; INTER LAYER PACKING; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; WEFT YARN BUNDLE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030211803     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449601500807     Document Type: Article

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