High resolution tomographic imaging and modelling of notch tip damage in a laminated composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1444-1452

  Wright, P ^a   Moffat, A ^a   Sinclair, I ^a   Spearing, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; B. Matrix cracking; B. Thermal properties; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Synchrotron X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATRIX CRACKING; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

AUTOCLAVES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRESSES; SYNCHROTRONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STRESS; TENSION; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 77954425795     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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