Numerical simulations of fracture-toughness improvement using short shaped head ductile fibers

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1255-1264

  Tsai, J ^a   Patra, A K ^a   Wetherhold, R ^a  

^a 605 Furnas Hall North Campus ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

B. Fracture toughness; B. Interface interphase; B. Microstructure; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN;

DUCTILE FIBERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0242367138     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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