Constraint effects on energy absorption in unidirectional PMC tubes

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 774-793

  Abdel Haq, M ^a   Broggiato, G B ^a,b   Newaz, G M ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYESTERS;

CONSTRAINT EFFECTS; POLYMERIC COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0032661849     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839903300901     Document Type: Article

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