Polymeric foams and sandwich composites: Material properties, environmental effects, and shear-lag modeling

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 814-820

  Siriruk, Akawut ^a   Jack Weitsman, Y ^a   Penumadu, Dayakar ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; C. Modeling; D. Torsional testing; E. Resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON FIBERS; DEGRADATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ESTERS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FOAMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOLDING; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; SEAWATER;

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. MODELING; D. TORSIONAL TESTING; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; ELASTICITY; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SEA WATER; TESTING;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; DEGRADATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FOAM; MARINE TEXTILE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 62849087562     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.02.034     Document Type: Article

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