Influence of micro-cracking and contact on the effective properties of composite materials

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 861-884

  Bruno, Domenico ^a   Greco, Fabrizio ^a   Lonetti, Paolo ^a   Nevone Blasi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite material macroscopic properties; Contact; Finite elements; Interfacial debonding; Micro cracking

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SPEED; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ANTI-PERIODIC; BOUNDARY CONDITIONING; COMPOSITE MATERIAL MACROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; CONSTITUTIVE LAWS; CONTACT; CONTACT EVOLUTION; CRACK FACES; EDGE CRACKS; EFFECTIVE PROPERTIES; FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; HOMOGENIZATION TECHNIQUES; INTERFACE MODELING; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; J INTEGRALS; LINEAR DEFORMATION; MICRO CRACKS; MICRO STRUCTURING; MICRO-CRACKING; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; POROUS COMPOSITES; STRAIN PATHS; UNILATERAL CONTACTS;

PERIODIC STRUCTURES;

EID: 49549090663     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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