Designing nacre-like materials for simultaneous stiffness, strength and toughness: Optimum materials, composition, microstructure and size

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-37

  Barthelat, Francois ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Design optimization; Energy absorption; Microstructure; Nacre; Staggered composites; Stiffness; Strength; Toughness

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; STIFFNESS; TOUGHNESS;

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; NACRE; STRENGTH; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS;

BIOMIMETICS;

EID: 84907663137     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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