Modelling of the spring-in phenomenon in curved parts made of a thermosetting composite

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 410-418

  Ersoy, Nuri ^a   Garstka, Tomasz ^b   Potter, Kevin ^b   Wisnom, Michael R ^b   Porter, David ^c   Stringer, Graeme ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Thermosetting resin; B. Residual internal stress; D. Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GLASSY STATE; GROUP INTERACTION; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; RESIDUAL/INTERNAL STRESS; RESIN PROPERTIES; SHAPE DISTORTIONS; SPRING-IN; THERMOSETTING COMPOSITES; THERMOSETTING RESINS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESINS; THERMOSETS; VITRIFICATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 74149094601     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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