Mechanical behavior of unidirectional fiber-reinforced polymers under transverse compression: Microscopic mechanisms and modeling

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2795-2806

  González, Carlos ^a   LLorca, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computational micromechanics; Fiber reinforced polymers; Interface fracture; Transverse compression

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

COMPUTATIONAL MICROMECHANICS; TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; COMPRESSION; DAMAGE; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY;

EID: 34548108157     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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