Nonlinear viscoelastic, viscoplastic characterization of unidirectional GF/EP composite

Mechanics Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 269-290

  Megnis, Modris ^a,b   Varna, Janis ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Composites; Creep; Nonlinear; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

CREEP TESTING; ISOTHERMS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ISOTHERMAL CREEP; PLASTIC SHEAR STRAIN; STRAIN RECOVERY TESTS; VISCOPLASTIC STRAINS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0346503112     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MTDM.0000007200.09040.d1     Document Type: Article

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