The Young's moduli prediction of random distributed short-fiber-reinforced polypropylene foams using finite element method

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Wang, Bo ^a   Wang, Rongxiu ^b   Wu, Yong ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element; Gaussian distribution; Short fiber reinforcement; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PUMPING PLANTS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRELLIS CODES;

CLOSED CELLS; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER LENGTHS; FIBER ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GAUSSIAN PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS; REINFORCED FOAMS; REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENES; SHORT-FIBER REINFORCEMENT; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 58349087195     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-0282-7     Document Type: Article

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