Crack growth in glass matrix composite reinforced by long SiC fibres

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-170

  Kotoul, Michal ^a   Vyslouzil, Tomas ^b   Boccaccini, Aldo R ^c   Dlouhy, Ivo ^d  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF MATERIALS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brittle matrix composites; Chevron notch specimen; Crack bridging; R curve modelling; SiC fibres; Weight functions

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMECHANICS; SILICON CARBIDE;

BRITTLE MATRIX COMPOSITES; CRACK BRIDGING; GLASS MATRIX COMPOSITE; MICROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; R-CURVE MODELLING; SILICON CARBIDE FIBERS; WEIGHT FUNCTIONS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CURVE FITTING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMECHANICS; SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 40249115310     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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