Microstructure and mechanical properties of three-dimensional five-directional braided composites

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 18-19, 2009, Pages 3422-3432

  Li, Dian sen ^a,b   Lu, Zi xing ^b   Chen, Li ^c   Li, Jia lu ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Five directional braiding; Mechanical properties; Microstructures; Strength; Three dimensional reinforcement

Indexed keywords

3D FIVE-DIRECTIONAL; ANALYTICAL MODEL; APPLIED LOADS; BRAIDED COMPOSITES; COMPOSITES; CONSTITUENT FIBERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; FIBER VOLUME; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FIVE-DIRECTIONAL BRAIDING; IN-SITU; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; MATRIX; MATRIX MATERIALS; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL UNITS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PACKING FACTOR; STRENGTH; STRENGTH PROPERTY; STRESS STATE; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); THREE-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; UNIT CELL MODELS;

BIOMECHANICS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CARBON; COMPOSITES; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

EID: 67649672095     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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