Crack bifurcation in laminar ceramics having large compressive stress

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3328-3343

  Hbaieb, K ^a   McMeeking, R M ^a   Lange, F F ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic matrix composites; Crack bifurcation; Finite element modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE STRAIN;

CRACK BIFURCATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; LAMINAR CERAMICS; RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 33947105081     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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