Predicting sizing dependent bending rigidity of glass fibre bundles in sheet moulding compounds

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1773-1786

  Merhi, Dima ^a   Michaud, Véronique ^a   Comte, Emmanuelle ^a   Månson, Jan Anders E ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; Bending rigidity; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPACTION; MECHANICAL TESTING; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ANTI-STATIC AGENTS; BENDING RIGIDITY; FILM FORMERS; MICROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

GLASS FIBERS;

EID: 33748743438     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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