Prediction of damage in a randomly oriented short-fiber composite plate containing a central hole

Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 519-522

  Nguyen, Ba Nghiep ^a   Khaleel, Mohammad A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum damage; Matrix cracking; Short fiber composite; Vanishing element

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); THERMODYNAMICS;

CONTINUUM DAMAGE; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; MACROSCOPIC RESPONSE; MATRIX CRACKING; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES; VANISHING ELEMENT;

CRACKS;

EID: 0742272825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044046-0.50128-7     Document Type: Chapter

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