Micromechanical life prediction for composite laminates

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 185-199

  Huang, Zheng Ming ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

LIFE PREDICTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0035311228     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(00)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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