Micromechanical analysis of aligned and randomly oriented whisker-/short fiber-reinforced composites

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-305

  Pyo, S H ^a   Lee, H K ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aligned and random orienta tions; Modified Eshelby's tensor; Multi level damage modeling; Progres sive imperfect interface; Spheroidal reinforcements

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED AND RANDOM ORIENTA- TIONS; MODIFIED ESHELBY'S TENSOR; MULTI-LEVEL DAMAGE MODELING; PROGRES- SIVE IMPERFECT INTERFACE; SPHEROIDAL REINFORCEMENTS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSORS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 67049137332     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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