Interfacial strain distribution of a unidirectional composite with randomly distributed fibers under transverse loading

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 759-778

  Oh, Je Hoon ^a   Jin, Kyo Kook ^a   Ha, Sung Kyu ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interfacial strains; Micromechanics; Random fiber array; Representative volume element (RVE); Statistical approach; Strain invariant failure theory (SIFT); Transverse loading

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

FOURIER SERIES APPROXIMATION; RANDOM FIBER ARRAY; STATISTICAL APPROACH; STRAIN INVARIANT FAILURE THEORY; TRANSVERSE LOADING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33645735992     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305055546     Document Type: Article

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