A computational micromechanics study of the effect of interface decohesion on the mechanical behavior of composites

Acta Materialia

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4931-4942

  Segurado, Javier ^a   Llorca, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clustering; Computational micromechanics; Damage; Interface decohesion; Particle reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DUCTILITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TOUGHNESS;

CLUSTERING; COMPUTATIONAL MICROMECHANICS; DAMAGE; INTERFACE DECOHESION; PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 25444463809     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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