The static and high strain rate behaviour of a commingled E-glass/polypropylene woven fabric composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 272-283

  Brown, Kevin A ^a   Brooks, Richard ^a   Warrior, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Textile composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Stress strain curves; D. Fractography; High strain rate effects

Indexed keywords

A. TEXTILE COMPOSITES; B. STRESS/STRAIN CURVES; CHARACTERISATION; COMPRESSION MODULUS; DROP TOWERS; EFFECT OF STRAIN; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; FAILURE MECHANISM; FALLING WEIGHT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH STRAIN RATES; MICROSCOPIC STUDY; QUASI-STATIC TESTS; SHEAR MODULUS; TEXTILE COMPOSITE; UNIVERSAL TEST; WOVEN FABRIC COMPOSITES;

FABRICS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RATE CONSTANTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAVING;

STRAIN RATE;

COMPOSITE; COMPRESSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER FABRIC; POLYPROPYLENE FABRIC; REINFORCED FABRIC; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRAIN; STRENGTH; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 72949096320     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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