Expanding the capabilities of the Ten-Percent Rule for predicting the strength of fibre-polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 12-13 SPECIAL ISSUE, 2002, Pages 1515-1544

  Hart Smith, L J ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Glass fibres; C. Laminates; Ten Percent Rule

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; FIBERS; GLASS; LAMINATES; POLYMERS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS; TEN-PERCENT RULE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; THEORY;

EID: 0036381046     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00092-1     Document Type: Article

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