Crack bridging in polymer nanocomposites

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 911-918

  Seshadri, Muralidhar ^a   Saiga, Sunil ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracking; Fractures; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CRACK BRIDGING; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT RELATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RELAXATION TIME; VISCOELASTICITY;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RELAXATION TIME; VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPOSITE; CRACKING; FRACTURE; POLYMER; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 34547106077     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:8(911)     Document Type: Article

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