Monte Carlo simulation of particle-cracking damage evolution in metal matrix composites

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 318-324

  Liu, H T ^a,b   Sun, L Z ^a   Wu, H C ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; STRESSES; VOLUME FRACTION;

NONLINEAR RESPONSE; PARTICLE-CRACKING; STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS; STRESS-BASED DAMAGE;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 22944463009     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1925291     Document Type: Article

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