Effect of the braiding angle on the energy absorption properties of a hybrid braided FRP tube

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Okano, M ^a   Sugimoto, K ^a   Saito, H ^b   Nakai, A ^a   Hamada, H ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Braided FRP tube; Braiding angle; Energy absorption; Flexibility; Middle end fibre

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRUSHING; DELAMINATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

BRAIDED FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC (FRP) TUBES; BRAIDING ANGLE; FLEXIBILITY; MIDDLE-END FIBERS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 14844342063     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/146442005X10256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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