Effects of preform structure on progressive crush characteristics of flange-stiffened tubular elements

Composite Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-96

  Karbhari, Vistasp M ^a   Haller, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; PREFORMING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TRANSFER MOLDING;

KEVLAR CARBON STRUCTURES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM);

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPOSITES, FABRIC-REINFORCED; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING;

EID: 0030886528     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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