On the use of single fibre composites testing to characterise the interface in natural fibre composites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 14, Issue 7-9, 2007, Pages 807-820

  Zafeiropoulos, Nikolaos E ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interface; Micromechanics; Natural fibres; Single fibre fragmentation

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBERS; MICROMECHANICS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL PARAMETERS; HETEROGENEITY PROBLEM; INTERFACIAL CHARACTERISATION; SINGLE FIBRE FRAGMENTATION;

NATURAL FIBERS;

GLASS FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 36249019719     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855407782106438     Document Type: Article

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