Improved shear lag model for broken fibers in composite materials

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 667-680

  Landis, C M ^a   McGlockton, M A ^a   McMeeking, R M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BROKEN FIBERS; INFLUENCE FUNCTION TECHNIQUE; MATRIX DISPLACEMENTS; SHEAR LAG MODELS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032677022     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839903300704     Document Type: Article

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