In situ fibre fracture measurement in carbon-epoxy laminates using high resolution computed tomography

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1471-1477

  Scott, A E ^a   Mavrogordato, M ^a   Wright, P ^a   Sinclair, I ^a   Spearing, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture; C. Stress transfer; Synchrotron Radiation Computed Tomography

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBRES; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. FRACTURE; C. STRESS TRANSFER; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; LAMINATES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

FIBERS;

EID: 79961207502     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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