Effective toughness of heterogeneous brittle materials

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 743-749

  Roux, S ^a   Vandembroucq, D ^a   Hild, F ^b  

^a SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Brittleness; Crack arrest; Homogenization

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; INDENTATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUCLEATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

BRITTLE-MATRIX COMPOSITES; CRACK ARREST; HETEROGENEOUS BRITTLE MATERIALS; HOMOGENIZATION;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 1942487098     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7538(03)00078-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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