Review of probabilistic models of the strength of composite materials

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-196

  Sutherland, L S ^a   Soares, C Guedes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0031152345     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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