Approximate analysis of the stress state near the fibre ends of short fibre-reinforced composites and the consequent microfracture mechanisms

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 357-364

  Song, Dong Yeul ^a   Takeda, Nobuo ^a   Shioya, Tadashi ^b   Nakata, Kazuo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Nippon Glass Fiber Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibre end; Interfacial shear strength; Microfracture mechanism; Short fibre reinforced thermoplastics; Stress field

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FRACTURE MECHANICS; INJECTION MOLDING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

AXISYMMETRIC STRESS DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRIC CYLINDER; DAMAGE INITIATION; FIBER END; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; MICROFRACTURE MECHANISM; SHORT FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; STRESS FIELD;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0029734798     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-835X(95)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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