'Bleeding composites' - Damage detection and self-repair using a biomimetic approach

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 183-188

  Pang, J W C ^a   Bond, I P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Smart materials; B. Damage tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; FIBERS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; REPAIR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; FLEXURAL TESTING; MATRIX CRACKING; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 10444245852     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.06.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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