Designing polymer matrix composite panels for structural integrity in fire

Composite Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-309

  Gu, Pei ^a   Asaro, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Material degradation; Polymer matrix composites; Structural integrity in fire; Temperature dependent materials

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSIBILITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIRES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

COMPRESSIVE LOAD BEARING; MATERIAL DEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT MATERIALS; TRANSVERSE THERMAL GRADIENTS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADING (TESTING); POLYMER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 41549127881     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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