On the Damage Evolution and the Mechanical Degradation of Glass-Fibre Non-Crimp Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Under Tensile Loading: Experimental and Finite Element Modelling

Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-126

  Gagel, Andreas ^a   M¨ller, Christian ^a   Schulte, Karl ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Damage mechanics; Finite element analysis (FEA); Matrix cracking; Mechanical properties; Non destructive testing; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993073958     PISSN: 15736105     EISSN: 15736113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157361106775249961     Document Type: Review

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