Effects of through-the-thickness stitches on the elastic behavior of multi-axial warp knit fabric composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 484-494

  Chun, Heoung Jae ^a   Kim, Hyung Woo ^a   Byun, Joon Hyung ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elastic behaviors; Multi axial warp knit fabric composites; Through the thickness direction stitches

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; KNIT FABRICS; REINFORCEMENT;

ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; MULTI-AXIAL WARP KNIT FABRIC COMPOSITES; SHEAR LOADINGS; TENSILE LOADINGS; THROUGH-THE-THICKNESS DIRECTION STITCHES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

DELAMINATION; ELASTIC PROPERTY; LOADING (TESTING); MULTIAXIAL FABRIC; STITCH; WARP KNITTING;

EID: 33646066825     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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