A mechanistic approach to matrix cracking coupled with fiber-matrix debonding in short-fiber composites

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 337-350

  Nguyen, Ba Nghiep ^a   Tucker, Brian J ^a   Khaleel, Mohammad A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Fiber pull out; Fiber matrix debonding; Finite element analysis; Matrix cracking; Multiscale modeling; Short fiber composite

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

FIBER PULL-OUT; FIBER-MATRIX DEBONDING; MATRIX CRACKING; MULTISCALE MODELING; SHORT-FIBER COMPOSITE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 22944481481     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1924565     Document Type: Article

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