Damage initiation, progression and failure of polymer matrix composites due to manufacturing induced defects

In polymer matrix composites (PMCs) manufacturing processes can induce de- fects, e.g., voids, fiber misalignment, irregular fiber distribution in the cross-section and broken fibers. The effects of such defects can be beneficial or deleterious de- pending on whether they cause failure suppression o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chowdhury, Khairul Alam
Other Authors: Benzerga, A. Amine
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5787