Numerical simulation of microscopic damage and strength of fiber-reinforced plastic composites

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-163

  Okabe, T ^a   Motani, T ^c   Nishikawa, M ^a   Hashimoto, M ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Discontinuous fiber; Fiber reinforced composite material; Microscopic damage; Numerical analysis; Strength

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE LAW; DEFORMATION RATES; DISCONTINUOUS FIBERS; FIBER LENGTH; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES; MATRIX CRACKING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICROSCOPIC DAMAGE; STRENGTH; TENSILE DAMAGE; UNIT-CELL MODEL;

CARBON FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYPROPYLENES; RESINS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSETS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84866920187     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243046.2012.688495     Document Type: Article

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