Shielding due to aligned microcracks in anisotropic media

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-217

  Muju, Sandeep ^a   Anderson, Peter M ^b   Mendelsohn, Daniel A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aligned microcracks; Anisotropic damage; Composites; Continuum damage; Crack shielding; Directional compliance; Fracture mechanics; Microcracking

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FIBERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACKS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ALIGNED MICRO CRACKS; ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; CONTINUUM DAMAGE; CRACK SHIELDING; DIRECTIONAL COMPLIANCE;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0030107909     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6636(95)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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