Effect of braid angle on fatigue performance of biaxial braided composites

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 10 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1239-1247

  Tate, Jitendra S ^a   Kelkar, Ajit D ^b   Whitcomb, John D ^c  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

^c Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial braid; Fatigue; S Su N diagram; Sigmoidal function; Slit sleeve; VARTM

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE TESTING;

BIAXIAL BRAID; S/SU-N DIAGRAM; SIGMOIDAL FUNCTION; SLIT SLEEVE; VARTM;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33745965234     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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