Time-to-failure of randomly reinforced glass strand/urethane matrix composites: Data, statistical analysis and theoretical prediction

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 127-137

  Leon, R ^a   Weitsman, Y J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; POLYURETHANES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RANDOMLY REINFORCED GLASS STRAND/URATHANE MATRIX COMPOSITES;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0035281388     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(00)00066-1     Document Type: Article

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