Through-the-thickness mechanical properties of smart quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 797-815

  Zhou, G ^a   Sim, L M ^a   Brewster, P A ^a   Giles, A R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Mechanical; B. Optical properties techniques; Interlaminar shear properties; Properties

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

EMBEDDED SENSORS; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES/TECHNIQUES; QUASI-ISOTROPIC (QI) LAMINATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 2342557200     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.01.018     Document Type: Article

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