Application of bridging-law concepts to short-fibre compositesPart 2: Notch sensitivity

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 885-893

  Lindhagen, J E ^a   Berglund, L A ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibre bridging; Notch sensitivity; Polymer matrix composites; Short fibre composites

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; THERMOPLASTICS;

BRIDGING LAW; CHOPPED STRAND MAT LAMINATES; FIBER BRIDGING; FRACTURE ENERGIES; GLASS MAT THERMOPLASTICS; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATRIX; POLYMER; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034018835     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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