Thickness effect on the compressive strength of T800/924C carbon fibre-epoxy laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 213-227

  Lee, J ^a   Soutis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Laminates; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); STRESS CONCENTRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC); UNIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATES; VOID CONTENT;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 10444263031     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.06.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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