Structural arrangement effects of mineral platelets on the nature of stress distribution in bio-composites

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-153

  Anup, S ^a   Sivakumar, S M ^a   Suraishkumar, G K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bio composites; Bone; Fracture toughness; Overlapping; Shear lag

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PROTEINS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BIOCOMPOSITES; SHEAR LAG; ULTRASTRUCTURE LEVEL;

BONE;

EID: 34249288247     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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