Structurally stitched NCF preforms: Quasi-static response

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 2701-2710

  Koissin, V ^a   Kustermans, J ^a   Lomov, S V ^a   Verpoest, I ^a   Van Den Broucke, B ^a,b   Witzel, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Textile composites; C. Damage mechanics; C. Elastic properties; D. Experimental characterization; E. Structural stitching

Indexed keywords

A. TEXTILE COMPOSITES; C. DAMAGE MECHANICS; C. ELASTIC PROPERTIES; D. EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; E. STRUCTURAL STITCHING;

CARBON FIBERS; ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; LEAD; MECHANICS; PREFORMING; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SAFETY FACTOR; TEXTILES;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

CARBON FIBER FABRIC; CRIMP; DELAMINATION; ELASTIC PROPERTY; EPOXY RESIN; IMPREGNATING; MECHANICS; PREFORM; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY;

EID: 70350067889     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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