Scaling effects in composite laminates under tensile, flexural, and compressive loading

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 55, Issue , 1997, Pages 59-66

  Johnson, David P ^a   Felts, Joseph H ^a   Ho, Michael T ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSION TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOAD TESTING; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

SCALING EFFECTS;

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS;

EID: 0031368581     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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