Micromechanisms of load transfer in a unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy composite due to fibre failures. Part 2: Influence of viscoelastic and plastic matrices on the mechanisms of load transfer

Composite Structures

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-331

  Blassiau, S ^a,b   Thionnet, A ^a,c   Bunsell, A R ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Creep; Cycle; Damage states; Debonding; Finite element analysis; Load transfer mechanisms; Plastic matrix; Viscoelastic matrix

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANISMS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CARBON FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITE; DAMAGE STATES; LOAD TRANSFER MECHANISMS; PLASTIC MATRIX; VISCOELASTIC MATRIX;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; CREEP; DAMAGE; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLASTIC; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33645940603     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.04.029     Document Type: Article

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