3D mesomechanical analysis of three-axial braided composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2954-2964

  Miravete, A ^a   Bielsa, J M ^b   Chiminelli, A ^a   Cuartero, J ^a   Serrano, S ^a   Tolosana, N ^a   de Villoria, R Guzman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Division of Industrial Systems   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composites; E. 3D Braiding; Mesomechanics

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DEGRADATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PREFORMING; TENSILE STRESS; TENSILE TESTING;

BRAIDED PREFORMS; MESOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THREE-AXIAL BRAIDED COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

BRAIDING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MECHANICS;

EID: 33748524118     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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