v (14c) (1) A crimping of the fibers in a composite material that may occur in glass-reinforced thermosets due to shrinkage of the resin during cure. (2) The principal mode of failure of axially loaded, slender structural members such as columns and panels.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Buckling. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_1645
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