Review of fire structural modelling of polymer composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1800-1814

  Mouritz, A P ^a   Feih, S ^a   Kandare, E ^a   Mathys, Z ^b   Gibson, A G ^c   Des Jardin, P E ^d   Case, S W ^e   Lattimer, B Y ^e  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix compositesl; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermomechanical; C. Analytical modelling; Fire

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITESL; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; C. ANALYTICAL MODELLING; CHARACTERISATION; CRITICAL REVIEW; FAILURE PROCESS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RESEARCH PROGRESS; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL MODELLING; STRUCTURAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIRES; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODEL STRUCTURES; MODELS; POLYMERS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 71749103609     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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