Elastic moduli and damage mechanisms in 3D braided composites incorporating pultruded rods

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 681-692

  Kuo, Wen Shyong ^a   Ko, Tse Hao ^a   Chen, Horn I ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Damage mechanisms; E. pultrusion; E. resin transfer molding (RTM); Moduli; Three dimensional woven fabrics

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMPREGNATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PREFORMING; PULTRUSION; TRANSFER MOLDING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL WOVEN FABRICS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031698712     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00110-3     Document Type: Article

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