Assessment of strains along fiber surface features in graphite/epoxy composites loaded in compression

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1589-1596

  Narayanan, S ^a   Schadler, Linda S ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Graphite fiber; Micro Raman spectroscopy; Strain profile; Surface features

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; EPOXY RESINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; SURFACES;

GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY; MICRO-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FIBER-MATRIX ADHESION; LOADING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033179989     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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