Analysis of fatigue and damage in glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1461-1467

  Ferreira, J A M ^a   Costa, J D M ^a   Reis, P N B ^b   Richardson, M O W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damage mechanics; Fatigue; Glass fibres; Polymer matrix composites; Strength

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; POLYPROPYLENES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONTROLLED DISPLACEMENT MODE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; LOSS OF STIFFNESS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ANALYSIS; COMMINGLING; DAMAGE; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0033180220     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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