An Investigation of Damage Initiation in Woven Graphite Fiber/Polyimide Composites Subjected to Shear

Abstract:

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 251-252)
• Pages: 447-456
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.251-252.447
• Online since: October 2003
• Authors: Maciej S. Kumosa
• Keywords: Aging, Biaxial Testing, Damage, Finite Element Model (FEM), Graphite/Polyimides, Woven Composite

References

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[6] M. Gentz, D. Armentrout, P. Rupnowski, L. Kumosa, E. Shin, J.K. Sutter and M. Kumosa, In-Plane Shear Testing of Medium and High Modulus Woven Graphite Fiber Reinforced/Polyimide Composites, Composites Science and Technology, in press, (2003).

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[8] B. Benedikt, P. Predecki, L. Kumosa, D. Armentrout, J. K. Sutter and M. Kumosa, The Use of X-Ray Diffraction Measurements to Determine the Effect of Bending Loads on Internal Stresses in Aluminum Inclusions Embedded in a Unidirectional Carbon-Fiber/PMR15 Composite, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 61, No. 14 (2001).

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[10] B. Benedikt, P. Rupnowski and M. Kumosa, Visco-Elastic Stress Distributions and Elastic Properties in Unidirectional Graphite/Polyimide Composites with Large Volume Fractions of Fibers, Acta Materialia, (2003) in press.

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[15] B. Benedikt, M. Gentz, L. Kumosa, P. Rupnowski, P.K. Predecki, J.K. Sutter and M. Kumosa, X-Ray Diffraction Experiments on Aged Graphite Fiber/Polyimide Composites with Embedded Aluminum Inclusions, Composites: Part A, submitted, (2003).

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