Effect of stitching and weave architecture on the high strain rate compression response of affordable woven carbon/epoxy composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 507-523

  Hosur, M V ^a   Adya, M ^a   Vaidya, U K ^b   Mayer, A ^c   Jeelani, S ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

High strain rate loading; Hopkinson pressure bar; Stitching; Vacuum assisted resin infusion molding; Woven composites

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EPOXY RESINS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COMPRESSION LOADINGS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

ARCHITECTURAL TEXTILE; CARBON FIBER FABRIC; COMPRESSION; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0037360203     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(02)00247-7     Document Type: Article

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