Micromechanics-based modelling of stiffness and yield stress for silica/polymer nanocomposites

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1716-1726

  Boutaleb, S ^a,b   Zairi F ^a   Mesbah, A ^a,b   Nait Abdelaziz M ^a   Gloaguen, J M ^c   Boukharouba, T ^b   Lefebvre, J M ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Inhomogeneous interphase; Micromechanical modelling; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Silica; Size effect; Stiffness; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICA; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; INHOMOGENEOUS INTERPHASE; MICROMECHANICAL MODELLING; NANOPARTICLE/POLYMER COMPOSITES; SIZE EFFECTS; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

YIELD STRESS;

EID: 60649115320     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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