Static and fatigue behaviour of glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-74

  Ferreira, J A M ^a   Costa, J D M ^a   Reis, P N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Damage; Fatigue; Thermoplastic composites

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

COMPOSITE; FATIGUE; THERMOPLASTIC;

EID: 0033082556     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(98)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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