Microscopic failure mechanisms of fiber-reinforced polymer composites under transverse tension and compression

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1818-1825

  Yang, Lei ^a   Yan, Ying ^a   Liu, Yujia ^a   Ran, Zhiguo ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Debonding; B. Interfacial strength; B. Plastic deformation; B. Stress strain curves; Computational micromechanics

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; COMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURES; COMPRESSION FAILURE; COMPUTATIONAL MICROMECHANICS; DAMAGE BEHAVIOR; DAMAGE INITIATION; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DAMAGE PROCESS; DIFFERENT DAMAGES; DRUCKER PRAGER MODEL; FAILURE MECHANISM; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; INTERFACIAL STIFFNESS; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PLASTIC DAMAGE; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; RANDOM FIBERS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE); TENSION AND COMPRESSION; TENSION FRACTURES; TRI-AXIAL STRESS STATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; DEBONDING; FIBERS; FRACTURE; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MICROMECHANICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POLYMERS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84867292237     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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