On the mechanical response of a random chopped fiber mat/polymeric resin composite: data and model

Mechanics Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-244

  Elahi, M ^a   Weitsman, Y J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CREEP; CYCLIC LOADS; DILATOMETERS; EPOXY RESINS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN GAGES; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHOPPED FIBER MATERIALS; CREEP RESPONSE; CYCLIC RESPONSE; CYCLIC TENSILE LOADING; IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS; POLYMERIC COMPOSITE;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033315110     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009826630617     Document Type: Article

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