Fracture behaviour of 2D-weaved, silica-silica continuous fibre-reinforced, ceramic-matrix composites (CFCCs)

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2589-2605

  Eswara Prasad, N ^a   Kumari, Sweety ^a   Kamat, S V ^a   Vijayakumar, M ^a   Malakondaiah, G ^a  

^a DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Continuous fibre 2D silica silica composites; Fracture behaviour and modes of failure; Fracture resistance; R curve behaviour; Total fracture energy release rate

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; SILICA;

FRACTURE ENERGY; FRACTURE RESISTANCE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 3042627463     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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