Piezoresistivity of unidirectional carbon/epoxy composites for multiaxial loading

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1841-1846

  Todoroki, Akira ^a   Samejima, Yusuke ^b   Hirano, Yoshiyasu ^c   Matsuzaki, Ryosuke ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ^*  (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites; A. Smart materials; B. Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBRES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; A. SMART MATERIALS; APPLIED STRAIN; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; CARBON FIBRES; CARBON/EPOXY COMPOSITES; CFRP LAMINATE; DAMAGE MONITORING; DELAMINATION CRACK; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE CHANGE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; FIBRE MISALIGNMENT; IN-PLANE; MATRIX; MULTI-AXIAL LOADINGS; ORTHOTROPIC PROPERTIES; PIEZORESISTIVITY; RESIDUAL STRAINS; TENSILE TESTS; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; UNSYMMETRICAL;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FIBERS; LAMINATES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE TESTING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; LOADING (TESTING); MONITORING; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 67649205236     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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