Concurrent multi-level model for damage evolution in microstructurally debonding composites

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-266

  Ghosh, S ^a   Bai, J ^a   Raghavan, P ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Continuum damage mechanics; Homogenization; Multi scale modeling; Voronoi cell FEM

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEBONDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESSES;

DAMAGE EVOLUTION; FIBER MATRIX INTERFACES; HOMOGENIZATION; MULTI SCALE MODELING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33846005104     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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