Finite element modelling clay nanocomposites and interface effects on mechanical properties

IUTAM Bookseries

Volumn 13, Issue , 2009, Pages 241-248

  Chia, Julian Y H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; COMPUTATION COSTS; EPOXY MATRICES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; INTERFACE EFFECT; INTERFACE FAILURE; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; NANO SCALE; PARTICLE SPLITTING; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE); SHORT-COMINGS; START POINT; STRESS STRAIN BEHAVIOURS; TOUGH MATERIALS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NANOSYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84859729566     PISSN: 18753507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9557-3_25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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