Cohesive Zone Modeling of the Elastoplastic and Failure Behavior of Polymer Nanoclay Composites

Cohesive zone model (CZM) is commonly used to deal with the nonlinear zone ahead of crack tips in materials with elastoplastic deformation behavior. This model is capable of predicting the behavior of crack initiation and growth. In this paper, CZM-based finite element analysis (FEA) is performed to...

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Main Authors: Uraching Chowdhury, Xiang-Fa Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Composites Science
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/5/5/131