A fiber/matrix/composite model with a combined confocal elliptical cylinder unit cell for predicting the effective longitudinal shear modulus

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 30, 1998, Pages 3977-3987

  Jiang, C P ^a   Cheung, Y K ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; ELASTIC MODULI; INCLUSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

CONFOCAL ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER; CYLINDRICAL INCLUSIONS; SPHERICAL INCLUSIONS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0032190654     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00266-7     Document Type: Article

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