Influence of the loading path on the strength of fiber-reinforced composites subjected to transverse compression and shear

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1663-1675

  Totry, Essam ^a   González, Carlos ^a,b   LLorca, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

A: fracture mechanisms; A: microstructures; B: constitutive behavior; B: fiber reinforced composite material; C: finite elements

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAILURE MECHANISMS; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 38749109696     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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