The mechanisms of interlaminar cracking in thick resin transfer moulded composite cylinders

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 455-464

  Corden, T J ^a   Jones, I A ^a   Jones, D T ^a   Middleton, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cure modelling; Interlaminar cracking; Laminated cylinder

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CURING; HEAT TRANSFER; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHRINKAGE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRANSFER MOLDING;

INTERLAMINAR CRACKING; LAMINATED CYLINDERS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031675223     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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