Crack propagation paths in layered, graded composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 490-498

  Tilbrook, M T ^a   Rozenburg, K ^b   Steffler, E D ^c   Rutgers, L ^a   Hoffman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; B. Fracture; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Functionally graded material

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ANISOTROPY; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFEROMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOUGHNESS;

ALUMINA-EPOXY COMPOSITES; CYCLIC BENDING LOADING; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FAILURE RESISTANCE; LAYERED STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33747133333     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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