Method for the direct measurement of the fibre bed compaction curve of composite prepregs

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-187

  Hubert, P ^a   Poursartip, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; CURVE FITTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPOSITE PREPREGS; FIBER BED COMPACTION CURVES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE COMPRO;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0035254441     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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