A nondimensional number to classify composite compressive failure

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 402-408

  Yerramalli, Chandra S ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION LOADING; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (FRPC); INTERFACIAL FRACTURE ENERGY;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS FIBERS; LOADING; VOLUME FRACTION;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 10444285802     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1756923     Document Type: Article

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