Prediction of the mechanical properties of three-dimensionally braided composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 623-629

  Sun, Hui Yu ^a   Qiao, Xin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Braider angle; Failure criterion; Modulus; Strength; Three dimensionally braided composites

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; YARN;

BRAIDED COMPOSITES; BRAIDER ANGLE; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE MODULUS; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY; TSAI-WU FAILURE CRITERION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0031152846     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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