In-plane shear testing of medium and high modulus woven graphite fiber reinforced/polyimide composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-220

  Gentz, M ^a   Armentrout, D ^a   Rupnowski, P ^a   Kumosa, L ^a   Shin, E ^b   Sutter, J K ^b   Kumosa, M ^a  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYIMIDES; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL CYCLING; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

SHEAR TESTS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GRAPHITE FIBER; POLYIMIDE; SHEAR PROPERTY; TESTING; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0347413614     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00260-4     Document Type: Article

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