Deformation and energy absorption of composite egg-box panels

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 2342-2349

  Chung, J G ^a   Chang, S H ^a   Sutcliffe, M P F ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics; B. Microstructures fracture; C. Crack; Composite egg box panel; Stress strain curves

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CURING; DEGASSING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FABRICS; RUBBER MOLDS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

DRAPING; EGG-BOX PANELS; INITIAL LAY-UP; STACKING SEQUENCES;

INSTRUMENT PANELS;

ABSORPTION; CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; DEFORMATION; DRAPE; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MOLDING; PREPREG; SHEAR PROPERTY; SILICON; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; SYNTHETIC RUBBER; TESTING; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 34248569439     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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