Ultra high resolution computed tomography of damage in notched carbon fiber-epoxy composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 1993-2002

  Wright, P ^a   Fu, X ^a   Sinclair, I ^a   Spearing, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D imaging.; Damage characterisation; Synchrotron X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MODELS; PAINTING; TECHNOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

3D IMAGING.; CARBON FIBER-EPOXY; CRACK GROWTH; DAMAGE CHARACTERISATION; DAMAGE MODELLING; FIBER FRACTURES; FUTURE RESEARCH; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; PRACTICAL ENGINEERING; RIGOROUS EVALUATION; SUB MICRONS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 50249188941     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308092211     Document Type: Article

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