Size effect in fracture of unidirectional composite plates

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 95, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 89-101

  Dvorak, G J ^a   Suvorov, A P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS;

BORON ALUMINUM COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LIMIT ANALYSIS; PLASTIC SHEAR ZONES; REINFORCED COMPOSITE PLATES; SIZE EFFECT;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE;

EID: 0032709054     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4659-3_6     Document Type: Article

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