Properties of rigid-line inclusions as building blocks of naturally occurring composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2267-2272

  Pingle, Pawan ^a   Sherwood, James ^a   Gorbatikh, Larissa ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Structural composites; B. Mechanical properties; C. Stress concentrations; C. Stress transfer; Naturally occurring composites

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; INCLUSIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; VOLUME FRACTION;

INCLUSION/MATRIX INTERFACE; NATURALLY OCCURRING COMPOSITES; RIGID-LINE INCLUSIONS; STRESS TRANSFER;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPOSITE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; SILK; STRESS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY;

EID: 46549083247     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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