Mechanisms of stress transfer and interface integrity in carbon/epoxy composites under compression loading part I: Experimental investigation

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3217-3231

  Goutianos, S ^a,b   Peijs, T ^b,c   Galiotis, C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon fibers; Composites; Compression; Fiber matrix interface; Raman spectroscopy; Tension

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPACTION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GEOMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOADING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN; STRESSES;

MICROSTRUCTURAL ASPECTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE;

CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LOADING; STRESS;

EID: 0037172793     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(02)00240-8     Document Type: Article

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