Enhanced crack-bridging by unbonded inclusions in a brittle matrix

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 129-134

  Chandler, H W ^a   Merchant, I J ^a   Henderson, R J ^a   Macphee, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cement; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Structural applications

Indexed keywords

BONDING; BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; INCLUSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TOUGHNESS;

BRITTLE COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL BONDING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CEMENT; CRACK; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 0036133160     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(01)00242-4     Document Type: Article

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