Mechanical characterization of a nanofiber enhanced polymer with application to composite crush tubes

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rouhi, M ^a   Rais Rohani, M ^a   Lacy, T E ^a   Garg, M ^b   Abdi, F ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALPHASTAR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL LAMINATION THEORY; CRUSH TUBE; DAMAGE ENERGY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT; MATRIX; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MORI-TANAKA; MULTI-SCALE COMPOSITES; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS; QUASI-ISOTROPIC LAMINATION; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; SHEAR LAG THEORY; STRENGTH PROPERTY; THERMOSET POLYMERS; VINYL ESTERS;

ASPECT RATIO; DYNAMICS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATING; NANOFIBERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; THERMOSETS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84855617224     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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