Characterisation of voids in fibre reinforced composite materials

NDT and E International

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Little, John Eric ^a   Yuan, Xiaowen ^a   Jones, Mark Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fibre reinforced composites; Micro CT; Porosity; Voids

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; INHERENT ERRORS; LAMINATE SAMPLES; MICRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MICRO-CT); MICRO CT; SIZE AND SHAPE; VOIDS;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; LAMINATES; POROSITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 84455206279     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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