Generation of random distribution of fibres in long-fibre reinforced composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2092-2102

  Melro, A R ^a   Camanho, P P ^a   Pinho, S T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Microstructure; C. Elastic properties; C. Statistics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRAIN; STRESSES; VOLUME FRACTION;

LONG-FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; TRANSVERSAL CROSS-SECTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CROSS SECTION; DAMAGE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FIBER DISTRIBUTION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; STRESS;

EID: 44149088288     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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