Failure phenomena in two-dimensional multi-fibre microcomposites: 2. A Raman spectroscopic study of the influence of inter-fibre spacing on stress concentrations

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 899-911

  Van Den Heuvel, P W J ^a,b   Peijs, T ^a   Young, R J ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Carbon epoxy; Composites; Raman spectroscopy; Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

INTERFIBER SPACING; MULTIFIBER MICROCOMPOSITES; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR (SCF);

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE/REINFORCED; SPECTROSCOPY, RAMAN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031214587     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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