Dynamic core movements during liquid moulding of sandwich structures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-282

  Ai Hamdan, A ^a   Rudd, C D ^a   Long, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. laminates; E. resin transfer moulding (RTM); Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; IMPREGNATION; LAMINATES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSFER MOLDING; VOLUME FRACTION;

CORE SHIFTING; LIQUID MOLDING;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031677311     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1359-835x(97)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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