Design of braided composites for energy absorption

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-12

  Beard, Shawn ^a   Chang, Fu Kuo ^a  

^a 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VINYL RESINS;

BRAIDED COMPOSITE; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; PLUG TYPE INITIATOR; SCISSORING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0036124055     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705702015001858     Document Type: Article

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