Manufacturing and ultimate mechanical performance of carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy composite suspension push-rods for a Formula 1 racing car

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Gilchrist, M D ^a   Curley, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; RACING AUTOMOBILES;

FIBER MICROBUCKLING; SUSPENSION PUSH-RODS;

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032672442     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1999.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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