An inadequacy in a common micromechanics approach to analysis of damage evolution in composites

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-249

  Talreja, Ramesh ^a   Akshantala, Nagendra V ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES;

CRACK PATTERN; DAMAGE EVOLUTION ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM STRESS CRITERION;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 0032120292     PISSN: 10567895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678959800700302     Document Type: Article

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