Modelling of polypropylene fibre-matrix composites using finite element analysis

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-12

  Houshyar, S ^a   Shanks, Robert A ^a   Hodzic, A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mechanical properties; Modelling; Poly(propylene); Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849171581     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.2     Document Type: Article

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