Experimental analysis of the through-thickness compression properties of z-pinned sandwich composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1673-1680

  Nanayakkara, A ^a   Feih, S ^a   Mouritz, A P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. 3 Dimensional reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Acoustic emission

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORING; COMPRESSION MODULUS; COMPRESSION PROPERTIES; COMPRESSION STRESS; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; ELASTIC STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STIFFNESS; MECHANICAL MODELLING; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; SANDWICH MATERIALS; STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS; VOLUME CONTENT; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; Z-PINNING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRUSHING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRAIN; TOMOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

EID: 80053297063     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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