Mechanical behaviour of plain-knit reinforced injected composites: Effect of inlay yarns and fibre type

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-29

  Balea, Laura ^a   Dusserre, Gilles ^a   Bernhart, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textile; B. Mechanical properties; E. Knitting; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

A. FABRICS/TEXTILE; DEFORMATION AND STRENGTH; E. KNITTING; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDINGS; FIBRE REINFORCEMENTS; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOULDING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; TEXTILE FIBERS;

YARN;

EID: 84883506024     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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