A 3-D micromechanical model for predicting the elastic behaviour of woven laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 2467-2477

  Donadon, Mauricio V ^a   Falzon, Brian G ^a   Iannucci, Lorenzo ^a   Hodgkinson, John M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textiles; B. Mechanical properties; C. Laminate theory; D. Resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT)

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS;

LAMINATE THEORY; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; PLAIN-WEAVE FABRIC COMPOSITES; RESIN INFUSION UNDER FLEXIBLE TOOLING (RIFT); WOVEN LAMINATES;

FABRICS;

ELASTIC RECOVERY; LAMINATE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TENSION; WARP; WEAVE; WEFT; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 34248578619     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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