Affordable processing of thick section composite structures

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2001, Pages 186-190

  Vaidya, U K ^a   Young, W ^a   Ulven, C ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite integral armor; Intelligent process sensing; Resin transfer molding; Thick section composite; Vacuum assisted resin infusion molding; VARTM

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; IMPACT TESTING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (VARTM);

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0034867027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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