Ductility in composites: Influence of ply-cuts on the flexural behavior of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)

26th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2011 and the 2nd Joint US-Canada Conference on Composites

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 99-117

  Malkin, R ^a   Yasaee, M ^a   Bond, I P ^a   Trask, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER; DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; DISCRETE MATERIAL; FAILURE PROCESS; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR; FLEXURAL TESTING; FOUR-POINT BEND; NATURAL MATERIALS; RESIN POCKETS; SPECIMEN DESIGNS;

CARBON FIBERS; DUCTILITY; GEMS; POLYMERS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 84865614991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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