Net shape manufacturing and the performance of polymer composites under dynamic loads

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-385

  Arola, D ^a   Ramulu, M ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Impact strength; Machining

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MACHINING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EDGE QUALITY; NET SHAPE MACHINING;

GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031353682     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02317300     Document Type: Article

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