Influence of reinforcement arrangement on the local reinforcement stresses in composite materials

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1355-1377

  Ganguly, P ^a   Poole, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Stress concentrations; B. Inhomogeneous material; C. Finite elements; Reinforcement arrangement

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES;

INHOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT ARRANGEMENT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 1642617755     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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