Sources of variability in uncured aerospace grade unidirectional carbon fibre epoxy preimpregnate

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 905-916

  Potter, K ^a   Langer, C ^a   Hodgkiss, B ^a   Lamb, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Prepreg; Variability

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

FIBER MISALIGNMENTS; STRUCTURED VARIATION;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 33845439788     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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