Improvement of compressive strength after impact in fibre reinforced polymer composites by matrix modification with thermally reduced graphene oxide

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-41

  Mannov, E ^a   Schmutzler, H ^a   Chandrasekaran, S ^a   Viets, C ^a   Buschhorn, S ^a   Tolle F ^b   Mulhaupt R ^b   Schulte, K ^a,c  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Glass fibres; A. Nanoparticles; B. Impact behaviour; C. Residual stress

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; CROSS-PLY LAMINATE; DETECTION OF DEFECTS; FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; MATRIX MODIFICATION; PULSE PHASE THERMOGRAPHY; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFECTS; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; FIBERS; FILAMENT WINDING; GLASS FIBERS; GRAPHENE; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOPARTICLES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84883167805     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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