Material characterization of laminated composite materials using a three-point-bending technique

Composite Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 624-628

  Kam, T Y ^a   Chen, C M ^a   Yang, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Composite beam; A. Composite materials; C. Finite element method; C. Identification; C. Optimization; D. Experimental verification

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SURFACE TESTING;

A. COMPOSITE BEAM; A. COMPOSITE MATERIALS; C. FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; C. IDENTIFICATION; C. OPTIMIZATION; D. EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION;

ELASTIC CONSTANTS;

BENDING; COMPOSITE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; EPOXY RESIN; GLASS; LAMINATE; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN;

EID: 59649116299     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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