Failure mechanics of triaxially braided carbon composites under combined bending-compression loading

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2548-2556

  Quek, Shu Ching ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a   Shahwan, Khaled W ^b   Agaram, Venkatesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eccentric compression; Elastica; Strength prediction; Stress gradients; Textile composites

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ECCENTRIC COMPRESSION; STRENGTH PREDICTION; STRESS GRADIENTS; TEXTILE COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS;

BENDING; BRAID; CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STRENGTH;

EID: 33746509144     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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