A micromechanical model for the mechanical degradation of natural fiber reinforced composites induced by moisture absorption

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-15

  Pan, Yihui ^a   Zhong, Zheng ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical degradation; Micromechanical model; Moisture absorption; Mori Tanaka's method; Natural fiber

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBERS; MICROMECHANICS; MOISTURE; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT;

MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MORI TANAKA METHOD; MORI-TANAKA'S METHODS; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SWELLING DEFORMATION;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84939214932     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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