Assessment of Residual Composite Properties as Influenced by Thermal Mechanical Aging

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 82-90

  Wood, J D ^a   Plunkett, R B ^a   Tsang, P H ^a   Verghese, K N E ^a   Lesko, J J ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite material; Compression properties; High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT); Mechanical aging; Physical and chemical aging; Thermal aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345854887     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10630j     Document Type: Article

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