Experimental study of the effect of automated fiber placement induced defects on performance of composite laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 484-491

  Croft, Kaven ^a   Lessard, Larry ^a   Pasini, Damiano ^a   Hojjati, Mehdi ^b   Chen, Jihua ^b   Yousefpour, Ali ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Tow; B. Defects; C. Mechanical properties; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

A. TOW; B. DEFECTS; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; C. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; DEFECT TYPE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBER COMPRESSION; FIBER PLACEMENT; IN-PLANE SHEAR; INDUCED DEFECTS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MINIMAL EFFECTS; OPEN HOLES; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

DEFECTS; FIBERS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952535552     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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