Study of the moisture/stress effects on glass fibre/epoxy composite and the impact of the interphase area

Composite Structures

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 876-885

  Joliff, Y ^a   Rekik, W ^a   Belec, L ^a   Chailan, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Composites; Finite element analysis; Internal stresses; Interphase; Water diffusion

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; GLASS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMOANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS; AGEING; DIFFUSION PARAMETERS; INTERPHASE; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MICRO-THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER DIFFUSION; WATER DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84896964599     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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