Exploring the non-elastic compression deformation of dry glass fibre reinforcements

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-200

  Somashekar, A A ^a   Bickerton, S ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; B. Plastic deformation; C. Stress relaxation; E. Resin transfer moulding; Non elastic deformation

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DELAMINATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; STRESS RELAXATION;

COMPOSITE PRODUCTS; COMPRESSION DEFORMATION; DRY GLASS FIBRE REINFORCEMENTS; FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP); NON-ELASTIC DEFORMATION;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPACTING; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; DISTORTION; FIBER PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; POLYMER; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33845303519     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.07.032     Document Type: Article

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