Displacement-controlled flexural bending fatigue behavior of graphene/epoxy nanocomposites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2935-2944

  Shokrieh, M M ^a   Esmkhani, M ^a   Taheri Behrooz, F ^a   Haghighatkhah, A R ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bending fatigue; displacement control; graphene nanoplatelets; mechanical properties; nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BENDING TESTS; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

BENDING FATIGUE; BENDING LOADING; BENDING STRESS; DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDES; STRESS RATIO;

DISPLACEMENT CONTROL;

EID: 84908869138     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998313503483     Document Type: Article

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