Static and fatigue characterisation of new basalt fibre reinforced composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1165-1174

  Colombo, C ^a   Vergani, L ^a   Burman, M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basalt fibre reinforcement; Fatigue; Thermographic analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEHAVIOUR; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FATIGUE TESTS; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE REINFORCEMENTS; GLASS AND CARBON FIBRE; LOCAL HEATING; LOWER COST; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATION; MECHANICAL LOADS; MECHANICAL TESTS; POLYMERIC MATRICES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; THERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; VINYL ESTERS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; BASALT; CARBON FIBERS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 84855200791     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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