Self Healing Fibre-reinforced Polymer Composites: an Overview

Springer Series in Materials Science

Volumn 100, Issue , 2007, Pages 115-138

  Bond, Ian P ^a   Trask, Richard S ^a   Williams, Hugo R ^a   Williams, Gareth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite Laminate; Damage Site; Healing Agent; Hollow Glass; Resin System

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866742318     PISSN: 0933033X     EISSN: 21962812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6250-6_6     Document Type: Chapter

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