Residual stress and thermal expansion of graphite epoxy laminates subjected to cryogenic temperatures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2449-2455

  Ifju, Peter ^a   Myers, Donald ^a   Schulz, William ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Laminates; C. Residual stress; Composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRYOGENICS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHITE; OPTIMIZATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPANSION;

GRAPHITE EPOXY LAMINATES; STACKING SEQUENCE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CRYOGENICS; CURING; EPOXY RESIN; GRAPHITE FIBER; LAMINATE; MODIFICATION; STRAIN; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 33746549182     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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