Models for the strain-rate-dependent behavior of polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Thiruppukuzhi, Srikanth V ^a,b   Sun, C T ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; VISCOPLASTICITY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMER; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0034745711     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00133-0     Document Type: Article

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