FE analysis of stress and strain fields in finite random composite bodies

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1505-1522

  Luciano, R ^a   Willis, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced composite material; Finite elements; Microstructures; Variational principle

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HOMOGENIZATION; STOCHASTIC VARIATIONAL STRUCTURE; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 18444402807     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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