Environmental effects on thermally induced multistability in unsymmetric composite laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1240-1247

  Etches, Julie ^a   Potter, Kevin ^a   Weaver, Paul ^a   Bond, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. PMCs; B. Environmental degradation; B. Residual internal stress

Indexed keywords

A. PMCS; B. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; B. RESIDUAL/INTERNAL STRESS; CARBON FIBRES; DRY STATE; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; EPOXY LAMINATES; FIRST ORDER; HYGROTHERMAL; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE EQUILIBRIUM; MULTISTABILITY; SNAP-THROUGH; THERMALLY INDUCED; UNSYMMETRIC COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; DEGRADATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 67651054983     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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