Crush behaviour of carbon fibre angle-ply reinforcement and the effect of interlaminar shear strength on energy absorption capability

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 435-440

  Daniel, L ^a   Hogg, P J ^a   Curtis, P T ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPOXY RESINS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS;

INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033720942     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(00)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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