Dynamic tensile testing of aramid and polyethylene fiber composites

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-146

  Chocron Benloulo, I S ^a   Rodriguez J ^a   Martinez M A ^a   Sanchez Galvez V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aramid; Characterisation; Dynamic; Hopkinson bar; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYETHYLENES; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

ARAMID COMPOSITE; DYNAMIC TENSILE TESTING;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031076810     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(96)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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