Two-scale micromechanical modeling of the time dependent relaxation modulus of plain weave polymer matrix composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-44

  Xu, Yingjie ^a   Zhang, Pan ^a   Zhang, Weihong ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Micromechanical model; Plain weave polymer matrix composites; Relaxation modulus; Two scale analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; LOADING; MICROMECHANICS; POLYMER MATRIX; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION; WEAVING;

EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITES; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; PLAIN WEAVE; RELAXATION MODULUS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE); TWO-SCALE ANALYSIS; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84920183797     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.12.031     Document Type: Article

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