Elastic stiffness analysis of a thermo-formed plain-weave fabric composite Part II: Analytical models

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1249-1261

  Hofstee, J ^a   Van Keulen, F ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Fabrics textiles; B. Mechanical properties; C. Laminate theory; Thermo forming

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FABRICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; THERMOFORMING; THERMOPLASTICS;

FABRIC REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC LAMINATES; FABRIC STRETCHING; ISOSTRAIN MODEL; ISOSTRESS MODEL; YARN CRIMP;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE; ELASTICITY; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0033937377     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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