Modeling of interfacial debonding crack in particle reinforced composites using voronoi cell finite element method

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 52-59

  Guo, R ^a   Shi, H J ^a   Yao, Z H ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crack; Interface; Particulate reinforced composites; Voronoi cell finite element method

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROCRACKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STRESSES;

INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; VORONOI CELL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0242406038     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-003-0461-0     Document Type: Article

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