Stress concentrations in composites with interface sliding, matrix stiffness and uneven fiber spacing using shear lag theory

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 28, 1999, Pages 4333-4361

  Landis, Chad M ^a   McMeeking, Robert M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

INTERFACE SLIDING; SHEAR LAG THEORY;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344780736     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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