Micromechanisms of load transfer in a unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy composite due to fibre failures: Part 3. Multiscale reconstruction of composite behaviour

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 312-323

  Blassiau, S ^a,b   Thionnet, A ^a,c   Bunsell, A R ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Failure prediction; Fibre failures; Micromechanics; Multiscale process; Pressure vessels; Unidirectional composite

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE VESSELS;

FAILURE PREDICTION; MULTISCALE PROCESS; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DEBONDING; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 38349013658     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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