Elasticity of composites with irregularly oriented shape-anisotropic filler particles

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-208

  Lagzdins, A ^a   Maksimov, R D ^a   Plume, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Elastic constants; Fibrous composite; Nanocomposite; Orientational averaging; Platelet reinforced composite; Platelets; Short fibers

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GLASS FIBERS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ELASTIC CONSTANTS; FIBROUS COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORIENTATIONAL AVERAGING; PLATELET-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PLATELETS; SHORT FIBERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33746382892     PISSN: 01915665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11029-006-0030-7     Document Type: Article

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