A method of extracting Weibull survival model parameters from filament bundle load/strain data

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 825-832

  Creasy, Terry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Fracture; C. Stress transfer; Weibull

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FILAMENT BUNDLE LOAD; FOURIER DECONVOLUTION; GRIPPING TECHNIQUES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FILAMENT; LOADING; STRAIN; TESTING;

EID: 0034019009     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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