A study on the prediction of the mechanical properties of nanoparticulate composites using the homogenization method with the effective interface concept

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1564-1583

  Cho, Maenghyo ^a   Yang, Seunghwa ^a   Chang, Seongmin ^a   Yu, Suyoung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bridging method; Effective interface; Homogenization; Multi scale; Nanocomposites; Size effect

Indexed keywords

BRIDGING METHODS; EFFECTIVE INTERFACE; HOMOGENIZATION; MULTISCALES; SIZE EFFECT;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE INTERFACES;

HOMOGENIZATION METHOD;

EID: 79951703486     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3039     Document Type: Article

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