The effect of crack orientation on the fracture properties of composite materials

Materials Science and Engineering A

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 91-97

  Wetherhold, R C ^a   Jain, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK ORIENTATION; CRACK PLANE; DISCONTINUOUS FIBERS; ENABLING TECHNOLOGY; FIBER CRACK BRIDGING; FIBER PULL OUT ENERGY; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0027909576     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-5093(93)90742-W     Document Type: Article

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