Influence of uniaxial and biaxial tension on meso-scale geometry and strain fields in a woven composite

Composite Structures

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-418

  Potluri, P ^a   Thammandra, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fabric tension; Meso scale; Tow geometry; Woven composites

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE CRIMPING;

BIAXIAL TENSION; FABRIC TENSION; MESO-SCALE GEOMETRY; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT; UNIAXIAL TENSION; WOVEN COMPOSITE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CRIMP; LOADING (TESTING); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PREFORM; STRAIN; TENSION; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 33750622014     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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