Impact response of fire damaged polymer-based composite materials

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-107

  Ulven, C A ^a   Vaidya, U K ^b  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Impact behaviour; B. Thermal properties; C. Analytical modelling; Fire exposure

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; ESTERS; FIRE RESISTANCE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; BALSA WOOD; FIRE EXPOSURE; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; VELOCITY IMPACT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 35549008880     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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