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Manufacturing and Testing of Composite Materials and Structures. European Cooperative Research Examples

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This article describes several European cooperative research examples in the field of polymer composite materials. The projects, which were carried out in collaboration between industrial and academic partners, were all supported by the European Union. They deal, e.g., with (a) the manufacturing and crash testing of thermoplastic composite structures, (b) the production of thermoplastic composite preforms, and (c) the energy absorption behavior of aluminum foams, and other interesting subjects.

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Friedrich, K., Maier, M. & Neitzel, M. Manufacturing and Testing of Composite Materials and Structures. European Cooperative Research Examples. Mechanics of Composite Materials 36, 429–438 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006789213660

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