Fracture of fiber-reinforced cement composites: Effects of fiber dispersion

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 73-86

  Bolander, John E ^a   Choi, Sokhwan ^b   Duddukuri, Sri Ramya ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cement composites; Discrete models; Fiber reinforcement; Fracture

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CEMENTS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACKS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE TESTING;

CEMENT COMPOSITES; CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; CRACK BAND APPROACHES; CRACKING STRENGTHS; DISCRETE MODELS; ENERGY-CONSERVING; FIBER DISPERSIONS; FIBER DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; FIBER POSITIONS; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FIBER-REINFORCED CEMENTS; FRACTURE BEHAVIORS; FRACTURE TESTS; LATTICE FRAMEWORKS; LATTICE MODELS; LOCAL VARIATIONS; MATRIX PHASE; NEAR SURFACES; NON-UNIFORM; NON-UNIFORMITIES; SHORT FIBERS; SHRINKAGE CRACKINGS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL DOMAINS; TENSILE TESTS; VORONOI TESSELLATIONS;

FIBERS;

EID: 60849126130     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-008-9269-4     Document Type: Article

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