Micro-mechanical model with strain-rate dependency and damage for impact simulation of woven fabric composites

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 365-377

  Tabiei, Ala ^a   Ivanov, Ivelin ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational micro mechanics model; Damage; Finite elements; Impact simulations; Strain rate dependency; Viscoplasticity; Woven fabric composite materials

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONWOVEN FABRICS; STRAIN RATE; VISCOPLASTICITY;

COMPUTATIONAL MICRO-MECHANICS MODEL; IMPACT SIMULATIONS; WOVEN FABRIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 34250176924     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: 15376532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376490601084624     Document Type: Article

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