Caustics analysis of the crack initiation and propagation of graded materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 953-962

  Yao, X F ^a   Xu, W ^b   Bai, S L ^c   Yeh, H Y ^d  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex Systems   (China)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A: Particle reinforced composites; B: Fracture; C: Crack; D: Dynamic caustics; E: Casting

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CAUSTICS ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC CAUSTICS; PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE; CRACKING; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE; PHOTOGRAPHY; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS; VELOCITY;

EID: 38649108224     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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