Compressive failure mechanisms in multi-fibre microcomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-475

  Goutianos, S ^a,b   Galiotis, C ^a,b,c   Peijs, T ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; C. Stress concentrations; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PRESSURIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; MICROCOMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 1242321223     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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