Functional gradient effects explain the low transverse shear modulus in spruce - Full-field strain data and a micromechanics model

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2491-2496

  Hassel, B I ^a   Moden C S ^b   Berglund, L A ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties; C. Elastic properties; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); D. Digital speckle photography (DSP)

Indexed keywords

A. WOOD; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. ELASTIC PROPERTIES; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); D. DIGITAL SPECKLE PHOTOGRAPHY (DSP);

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SHEAR STRAIN; SPECKLE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DENSITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; PREDICTION; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRAIN;

EID: 70349411525     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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