Synergy of fiber length and content on free vibration and damping behavior of natural fiber reinforced polyester composite beams

Materials and Design

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 379-386

  Senthil Kumar, K ^a   Siva, I ^a   Jeyaraj, P ^b   Winowlin Jappes, J T ^c   Amico, S C ^d   Rajini, N ^a  

^a KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

^c Cape Institute of Technology   (India)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MODAL ANALYSIS; FREE VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC; INTERFACIAL MECHANISM; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; RANDOM FIBER ORIENTATION; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

FIBERS;

EID: 84889674732     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.11.039     Document Type: Article

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