Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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822734 | Composites Science and Technology | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This article presents a numerical study on the steady-state cracking in brittle matrix composites. While steady-state cracking underlies the phenomenon of multiple cracking, an important mechanism to achieve tensile ductility in such materials, it is difficult to capture experimentally. This paper provides a numerical approach to simulate steady-state cracking behavior in reinforced brittle matrix composites. From computational results, the previously derived analytic condition of steady-state cracking is confirmed and steady-state crack propagation can be digitally visualized.
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Authors
Enhua Yang, Victor C. Li,