Analysis and modeling of plain knitted fabric reinforced composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-70

  Ramakrishna, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Cross over model; Elastic properties; Fiber orientation; Geometric model; Knitted fabric composites

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GEOMETRY; IMPREGNATION; KNIT FABRICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; STRAIN; STRESSES; YARN;

CLASSICAL LAMINATION THEORY; COURSE DENSITY; CROSS OVER MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS; PLAIN KNITTED FABRIC REINFORCED COMPOSITE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THREE DIMENSIONAL ORIENTATION; WALE DENSITY;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0030782592     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839703100104     Document Type: Article

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