Microstructure effects on transverse cracking in composite laminae by DEM

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2093-2101

  Sheng, Yong ^a   Yang, Dongmin ^a   Tan, Yuanqiang ^b   Ye, Jianqiao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Debonding; B. Matrix cracking; B. Microstructure; C. Transverse cracking; Discrete element method

Indexed keywords

B. DEBONDING; B. MICROSTRUCTURE; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX CRACKING; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEBONDING; FIBERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; TITRATION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77957016650     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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