Technique for the measurement of reinforcement fibre tensile strength at sub-millimetre gauge lengths

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 85-90

  Thomason, J L ^a   Kalinka, G ^b  

^a OWENS CORNING   (United States)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

REINFORCEMENT FIBER TENSILE STRENGTH;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0035197531     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00122-6     Document Type: Article

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