Specimen size effects in the off-axis compression test of unidirectional carbon fiber tow composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-97

  Salvi, Amit G ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a   Caliskan, Ari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Strain rate

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION TESTING; IMPACT TESTING; LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; STRAIN GAGES;

ORTOTROPIC PLASTICITY;

CARBON FIBERS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LOADING; STRAIN; TESTING;

EID: 0242666872     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00214-8     Document Type: Article

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