Controlling fracture toughness of matrix with mica flake inclusions to design pseudo-ductile fibre reinforced cementitious composites

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 210-222

  Mihashi, H ^a   de Barros Leite, João P ^a   Yamakoshi, S ^a   Kawamata, A ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tekken Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ductility; Fibre matrix bond; Fracture toughness; Material optimization; Micro mechanics

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; DUCTILITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACKS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

FIBER REINFORCED CEMENTITOUS COMPOSITES (FRCC); FIBER-MATRIX BOND; MATERIAL OPTIMIZATION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; DUCTILITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33748682727     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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