Inelastic Behavior of Randomly Reinforced Polymeric Composites under Cyclic Loading

Mechanics Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-305

  Smith, L V ^a   Weitsman, Y J ^b,c  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Continuum damage; Cyclic response; Random reinforcement; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008125034     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009747315814     Document Type: Article

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