Stiffness degradation in hygrothermal aged cross-ply laminate with transverse cracks

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1836-1843

  Tounsi, A ^a   Amara, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; HYGROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; MATERIAL CONDITIONS; MICROMECHANICAL MODELS;

LAMINATES;

EID: 24144479867     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3925     Document Type: Article

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