Modelling the tension and compression strengths of polymer laminates in fire

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 551-564

  Feih, S ^a,b   Mathys, Z ^c   Gibson, A G ^d   Mouritz, A P ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Modelling; B. Thermomechanical properties; Fire

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; GLASS FIBERS; RADIANT HEATING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FIRE-UNDER-LOAD TESTS; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMO-MECHANICAL MODELS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TIME-TO-FAILURE;

PLASTIC LAMINATES;

COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TENSION;

EID: 33845875184     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.07.038     Document Type: Article

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