Critical void content for polymer composite laminates

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1336-1341

  Costa, Michelle Leali ^a,c   De Almeida, Sérgio Frascino Müller ^b,d   Rezende, Mirabel Cerqueira ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE AERONÁUTICA E ESPAÇO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

^c Materials Division   (Brazil)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE; IMPREGNATION; INCLUSIONS; LOADS (FORCES); POLYMERS; RESINS; SHEAR STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

DEFECT FORMATION; INTERLAMINAR CRACKS; POLYMER COMPOSITE LAMINATES; VOIDS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 20444478722     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5830     Document Type: Article

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