Experimental evaluation of damping of fiber-reinforced composites

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-107

  Chandra, R ^a   Singh, S P ^b   Gupta, K ^b  

^a Dr BR Ambedkar REC   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Beam; Cuboidal specimen; Damping; Fiber reinforced composite; Finite element analysis; Loss factor; Tubular

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MECHANICAL TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STRAIN RATE;

CRITICAL DAMPING COEFFICIENT; FREE DECAY METHOD; LOSS FACTOR;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0037562636     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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