Effective thermal and elastic properties of [+θ/-θ]s laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 646-661

  McCartney, L N ^a   Kelly, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A: Polymer matrix composites; B: Thermal properties; C: Anisotropy; Elastic properties; Laminates

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION; VOLUME FRACTION;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBER; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATRIX; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 33845866876     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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