Prediction of the longitudinal tensile strength of polymer matrix composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2990-2996

  de Morais, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Modelling; B. Strength; C. Statistics; C. Stress transfer

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; ELASTICITY; POLYMERS; STATISTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; ELASTIC-PLASTIC STRESS TRANSFER MODEL; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMER; STRENGTH; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33748530256     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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