A study on the compressive strength of thick carbon fibre-epoxy laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2015-2026

  Lee, J ^a   Soutis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Stress strain curves; C. Buckling; C. Stress concentration; Size effects

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; EPOXY RESINS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC LAMINATES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

GEOMETRIC DISCONTINUITY; MICROBUCKLING; UNIDIRECTIONAL FAILURE STRESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; CRACKING; LAMINATE; STRENGTH;

EID: 34247608743     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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