Micromechanical models to guide the development of synthetic 'brick and mortar' composites

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1545-1560

  Begley, Matthew R ^a   Philips, Noah R ^a   Compton, Brett G ^a   Wilbrink, David V ^b   Ritchie, Robert O ^c   Utz, Marcel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Micromechanics; Modulus; Nacre; Strength

Indexed keywords

CLOSED FORM; CRITICAL STRESS; EFFECTIVE PROPERTY; ELASTIC PERFECTLY PLASTIC; FAILURE MECHANISM; MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT; MATERIAL RESPONSE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICRO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; MODEL YIELDS; MODULUS; NACRE; REGIME MAP; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STRENGTH;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROMECHANICS; MORTAR;

BRICK;

EID: 84861753799     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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