Analysis of the maximum tensile strength of a composite with spherical particulates

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-331

  Sudduth, Richard D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum packing fraction; Modulus; Particle reinforcement; Tensile strength; Volume fraction filler; Zero limit packing fraction

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MAXIMUM PACKING FRACTION; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; VOLUME FRACTION FILLER; ZERO LIMIT PACKING FRACTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 32944457271     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305055188     Document Type: Article

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