Stress concentrations in an impregnated fibre bundle with random fibre packing

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-120

  Swolfs, Y ^a   Gorbatikh, L ^a   Romanov, V ^a   Orlova, S ^a   Lomov, S V ^a   Verpoest, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); C. Finite element analysis; C. Stress concentrations; Ineffective length

Indexed keywords

3D-FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; CURRENT MODELS; FIBRE BREAKAGE; FIBRE BUNDLE; HEXAGONAL PACKING; INEFFECTIVE LENGTH; LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RANDOM PACKING; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS; STRESS REDISTRIBUTION; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OIL TANKERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FIBERS;

EID: 84870228673     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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