An improved failure criterion for biological and engineered staggered composites

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 10, Issue 79, 2013, Pages

  Barthelat, Francois ^a   Dastjerdi, Ahmad Khayer ^a   Rabiei, Reza ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomimetic materials; Composite materials; Fracture toughness; Materials design; Micromechanics; Nacre

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ASPECT RATIO; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GEMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS;

BIO-INSPIRED; COMPLEX STRESS; FAILURE CRITERIA; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; INITIAL DEFECTS; LENGTH SCALE; LOW ASPECT RATIO; MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR; MATERIALS DESIGN; NACRE; NEW DESIGN; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMUM CRITERIA; OVERLAP REGION; POINT FORCE; SHEAR LOADS; SHEAR TRACTION; SPIDER SILKS; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS; WEAK INTERFACE;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; TABLET PROPERTY; TABLET THICKNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MACROMOLECULE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NACRE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ARANEAE; HARNESS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NACRE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84872251848     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0849     Document Type: Article

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