Effects of end-tab shape on strain field of unidirectional carbon/epoxy composite specimens subjected to off-axis tension

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Kawai, M ^a   Morishita, M ^a   Satoh, H ^a   Tomura, S ^a   Kemmochi, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Carbon fibre; Elasticity; mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING;

END CONSTRAINT EFFECTS; END TAB SHAPE; POISSON EFFECT; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030780723     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(96)00122-4     Document Type: Article

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