Length-scale effects on damage development in tensile loading of glass-sphere filled epoxy

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 7337-7357

  Tjernlund, Jessica Agde ^a   Kristofer Gamstedt, E ^a   Gudmundson, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interfacial debonding; Length scale effects; Matrix cracking; Particle composite; Polymer matrix

Indexed keywords

DEBONDING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GLASS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERS; TENSILE TESTING;

INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; LENGTH-SCALE EFFECTS; MATRIX CRACKING; PARTICLE COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 33749350399     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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