Effect of laminate thickness and of matrix resin on the impact of low fibre-volume, woven roving E-glass composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 1691-1700

  Sutherland, L S ^a   Guedes Soares, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics; A. Glass fibres; A. PMCs; B. Impact behaviour

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DELAMINATION; GLASS; INDENTATION; LAMINATES; POLYESTERS; RESINS;

DAMAGE MODES; EPOXY LAMINATES; FIBER-VOLUME; LAMINATE THICKNESS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MATRIX; ROVING; TESTING; THICKNESS;

EID: 2442679499     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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