Towards a numerical model of the compressive strength for long fibre composites

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-92

  Drapier, Sylvain ^a   Grandidier, Jean Claude ^b   Potier Ferry, Michel ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b Lab Modelisation Mecanique M   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Compressive failure; Compressive strength; Long fibre composite; Numerical model; Structural instability

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

LONG FIBER COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032676018     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7538(99)80004-7     Document Type: Article

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