Computational micromechanics of composites: The effect of particle spatial distribution

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 8-10, 2006, Pages 873-883

  Segurado, Javier ^a   LLorca, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clustering; Damage; Interface decohesion; Micromechanical modeling; Particle reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDENING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

CLUSTERING; DAMAGE; INTERFACE DECOHESION; MICROMECHANICAL MODELING; PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 33747362325     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2005.06.026     Document Type: Article

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