Moisture absorption in glass-fibre/epoxy laminates with transverse matrix cracks

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1983-1991

  Lundgren, Jan Erik ^a   Gudmundson, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Damage mechanics; Hygrothermal effect; Matrix cracking; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WATER ABSORPTION;

HYGROTHERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSVERSE MATRIX CRACKS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ABSORPTION; ANALYSIS; CRACKING; DAMAGE; EPOXY RESIN; GLASS FIBER; LAMINATE;

EID: 0033213115     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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