Ultimate strength properties of fiber-reinforced composites

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-235

  Hild, François ^a   Feillard, Pascal ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SILICON CARBIDE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

HETEROGENEITY EFFECT; VOLUME EFFECT;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0031152344     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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