Micromechanics model for particulate composites

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 702-709

  Kontou, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Micromechanics; Nanocomposites; Particulate composites; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTICITY; STIFFNESS;

CONSTITUTIVE LAWS; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 33847690723     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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