Influence of fibre clustering on the transverse mechanical behaviour of polypropylene/glass fibre composites: Experimental approach and modelling

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 6768-6777

  Honore J C ^a   Mele P ^a   Flandin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYPROPYLENES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

COMMINGLED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PHASE ARRANGEMENT; POLYMER INTERFACES;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 35548957901     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/21/042     Document Type: Article

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