The flexural stiffness characteristics of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 784-790

  Pang, Jody W C ^a   Fancey, Kevin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BEND TEST; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; LOAD TRANSFER MECHANISM; MATRIX; POLYESTER RESIN; POLYMERIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PRE-STRESS EFFECTS; PRE-STRESSED; SHEAR EFFECT; STRAINED FIBRE; SUSPENDED LOADS; THREE-POINT BEND TEST; TIME TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; POLYMERS; PRESTRESSING; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESSES; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 67349244713     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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