Lattice model evaluation of progressive failure in disordered particle composites

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 301-309

  Chiaia, B ^a,b   Vervuurt, A ^a   Van Mier, J G M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

DISORDERED PARTICLE COMPOSITES; HAUSDORFF DIMENSION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0031131242     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(97)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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