The fracture analysis of composites by a micromechanical approach

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1785-1792

  Rubinstein, Asher A ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BRITTLE MATRIX COMPOSITES; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE RESISTANCE;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE; FRACTURE;

EID: 0032214682     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00044-X     Document Type: Article

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