A simple method and program for the analysis of the microstructure- stiffness interrelations of composite materials

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-87

  Mishnaevsky Jr , L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite; Damage; Microstructure; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STIFFNESS;

FE CODES; REUSS-VOIGT MODEL; VOIGT ESTIMATES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33845586685     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998306063354     Document Type: Article

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