Mechanisms of Hydrodynamically Induced In-plane Deformation of Reinforcement Textiles in Resin Injection Processes

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 1675-1692

  Endruweit, A ^a   Gehrig, S ^a   Ermanni, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Composite material; Compression effects; Liquid composites molding; Resin injection; Textile reinforcement

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; FABRICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPREGNATION; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

RESIN INJECTION PROCESSES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0042280679     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998303035182     Document Type: Article

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