Dimensional stability of composite in a space thermal environment

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 12-13, 2000, Pages 2601-2608

  Kim, Ran Y ^a   Crasto, Allan S ^a   Schoeppner, Gregory A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of thermal expansion; Crack density; Cross ply; Effective moduli; Mechanical loading; Thermal loading; Transverse crack

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACKS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PILES; STRAIN GAGES; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CRACK DENSITY; CROSS-PLY; MECHANICAL LOADING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

AEROSPACE TEXTILE; CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; CRACKING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LOADING;

EID: 0034280455     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00052-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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