Potential of knitting for engineering composites - a review

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-220

  Leong, K H ^a   Ramakrishna, S ^b   Huang, Z M ^b   Bibo, G A ^a  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; Knitted fabrics

Indexed keywords

KNIT FABRICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ENGINEERING COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0033892361     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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