A micromechanical approach to time-dependent failure in off-axis loaded polymer composites

Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1697-1711

  Govaert, L E ^a   Schellens, H J ^a   Thomassen, H J M ^a   Smit, R J M ^a   Terzoli, L ^b   Peijs, T ^a,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. creep; B. fracture; C. finite element analysis (FEA); C. micro mechanics; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CREEP; FRACTURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

POLYMER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0035546354     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(01)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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