Determination of tensile and compressive moduli by flexural tests

Polymer Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 766-771

  Mujika, F ^a   Carbajal, N ^a   Arrese, A ^a   Mondragon, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compressive modulus; Flexural modulus; Tensile modulus; Unidirectional composite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

CLASSICAL BEAM THEORY (CBT); COMPRESSIVE MODULI; EPOXY COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLEXURAL TESTS;

BENDING STRENGTH;

EID: 33747781051     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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