Strategies for the assessment of nanocomposite mechanical properties

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2290-2297

  Quaresimin, Marino ^a   Salviato, Marco ^a   Zappalorto, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Fracture toughness; B. Mechanical properties; Three stage strategy (TSS)

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LENGTH SCALE; MACRO SCALE; THREE-STAGE STRATEGY (TSS);

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84861196513     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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