Prediction of tensile failure strain of unidirectional fibre composites: Investigating the effect of matrix yielding

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Behzadi, Shabnam ^a   Curtis, Paul T ^b   Jones, Frank R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite strength; Epoxy resin; FE model; Fibre break; Monte Carlo methods; Strain concentration factor; Yielding

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; GLASS CERAMICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SHEAR FLOW;

COMPOSITE STRENGTH; FE MODEL; STATISTICAL MODELING; STRAIN CONCENTRATION FACTORS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; YIELDING; YIELDING MECHANISMS;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 85076870131     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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