Identification of the through-thickness moduli of thick composites from whole-field measurements using the Iosipescu fixture: theory and simulations

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-318

  Pierron, F ^a   Grediac M ^b  

^a ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STRAIN; SURFACES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATED MEASUREMENTS; IOSIPESCU FIXTURE; SHEAR BENDING LOAD;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 18544401336     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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