Micromechanics of coalescence - I. Synergistic effects of elasticity, plastic yielding and multi-size-scale voids

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-25

  Faleskog, Jonas ^a   Shih, C Fong ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. ductility; A. fracture; A. voids and inclusions; B. elastic plastic material; C. finite elements

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DUCTILITY; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; SHEAR FLOW; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

HYDROSTATIC STRESS; MULTI SIZE SCALE VOIDS; PLASTIC EXPANSION; PLASTIC YIELDING; STIFFNESS SOFTENING; STRESS TRIAXIALITY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 0030867117     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(96)00078-6     Document Type: Article

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