Microstructure and unit-cell geometry of four-step three-dimensional rectangular braided composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3353-3363

  Li, Dian Sen ^a,b   Chen, Li ^b   Li, Jia Lu ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

braiding; composites; geometric characteristics; microstructure; unit cell models

Indexed keywords

3-D BRAIDING; BRAIDED COMPOSITES; BRAIDING; COMPOSITES; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; MICROSTRUCTURAL UNITS; PACKING FACTOR; REFERENCE FRAME; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; UNIT CELLS; UNIT-CELL MODEL; YARN PATHS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PREFORMING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WOOL; YARN;

BIOMECHANICS;

COMPOSITES; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN; WOOL; YARN;

EID: 78649676193     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684410369022     Document Type: Article

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