Creep of Polymer Composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1673-1688

  Raghavan, J ^a   Meshii, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. polymer matrix composites; B. creep; Creep rupture; Thermal activation theory

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CREEP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CREEP RUPTURE; MODIFIED THERMAL ACTIVATION THEORY;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; CREEP; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031391652     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00104-8     Document Type: Article

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