Micro-macromechanical analysis of heterogeneous materials: Macroscopically homogeneous vs periodic microstructures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1243-1263

  Drago, Anthony ^a   Pindera, Marek Jerzy ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Microstructure; B. Modelling; C. Computational simulation; C. Elastic properties; Micromechanics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE TESTING;

BOUNDARY UNIT CELLS; HOMOGENIZATION-BASED LOCALIZATION ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATRIX; MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; TENSION; TESTING;

EID: 33846559698     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.031     Document Type: Article

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