Piezoresistivity of a short fiber/elastomer matrix composite

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 53-59

  Taya, M ^a   Kim, W J ^a   Ono, K ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber reorientation model; Percolation; Piezoresistivity; Short fiber elastomer matrix composite; Threshold volume fraction; Tunneling effect

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASTICS FILLERS; STRAIN; VOLUME FRACTION;

PIEZORESISTIVITY; SHORT FIBER/ELASTOMER MATRIX COMPOSITE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032066514     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(97)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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