Analysis of compressibility and permeability of selected 3D woven reinforcements

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2833-2862

  Endruweit, A ^a   Long, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D weave; compressibility.; fabric architecture; liquid composite molding; permeability

Indexed keywords

3D WEAVE; 3D WOVEN; CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT; COMPRESSION BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSION MECHANISM; FABRIC ARCHITECTURE; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER STRUCTURES; GEOMETRICAL STRUCTURE; IN-PLANE PERMEABILITY; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; LOW LEVEL; ORTHOGONAL-WEAVES; PER UNIT; PERMEABILITY; SURFACE AREA; THROUGH-THICKNESS PERMEABILITY;

ARCHITECTURE; BINDERS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIBILITY; FIBERS; LIQUIDS; MOLDING; REINFORCEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

WEAVING;

EID: 78650369373     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310369586     Document Type: Article

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