A computational investigation of crack evolution and interactions of microcracks and particles in particle-reinforced brittle composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 419-431

  Lee, H K ^a   Shin, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computational investigation; Evolutionary damage model; Finite element implementation; Interactions of microcracks and particles; Particle reinforced brittle composites

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

CRACK EVOLUTION; DAMAGE MODELS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE; CRACKING; PARTICLE;

EID: 2342457131     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.043     Document Type: Article

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