Analysis of the tensile behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1903-1910

  Pang, Jody W C ^a   Fancey, Kevin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; C. Residual stress; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TENSILE STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

POLYMERIC FIBER; TENSILE LOAD;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CRACKING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NYLON 66; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 42249108852     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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