Viscoelastic and damage analyses of fibrous polymer laminates by micro/meso-mechanical modeling

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2001-2022

  Zhang, Yunfa ^a   Xia, Zihui ^a   Ellyin, Fernand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Damage evolution; Fiber reinforced polymer composite; Finite element analysis; Micro meso mechanics; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTICITY;

DAMAGE EVOLUTION; FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; MICRO/MESO-MECHANICS;

LAMINATES;

EID: 28144438383     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305052024     Document Type: Article

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