Recent research on enhancement of damping in polymer composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 89-98

  Finegan, Ioana C ^a   Gibson, Ronald F ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DYNAMIC STABILITY; POLYMER COMPOSITES;

DAMPING;

AEROSPACE TEXTILE; AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE; COMPOSITE; RESEARCH (ACADEMIC); VIBRATION;

EID: 0033052177     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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