Crack propagation analysis of mode-I fracture in pultruded composites using micromechanical constitutive models

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 885-902

  Haj Ali, Rami ^a   El Hajjar, Rani ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBERS; PULTRUSION; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

MICROMECHANICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0037949017     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(02)00290-9     Document Type: Article

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