A periodic unit-cell simulation of fiber arrangement dependence on the transverse tensile failure in unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced composites

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2948-2959

  Okabe, T ^a   Nishikawa, M ^a   Toyoshima, H ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Damage mechanics; Matrix crack; Micromechanics; Transverse failure

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS MODEL; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DAMAGE PROCESS; FIBER ARRANGEMENT; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACES; KEY FACTORS; LOADING DIRECTION; MATRIX; MATRIX CRACK; NORMAL STRESS; SIMULATED RESULTS; STRONG FIBERS; TRANSVERSE FAILURE; TRANSVERSE TENSILE; UNIT CELLS; UNIT-CELL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOADING; MECHANICS; SHEAR BANDS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBERS;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; FIBERS; INTERFACES; LOADING; MECHANICS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 79961026339     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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