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- Castricum, Brian, et al.
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A hierarchical coupled multi-scale model for short fiber reinforced composites
- 2021
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In: World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress. - : CIMNE. - 2696-6999. ; 300
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Short Fiber Reinforced Composites (SFRCs) are being increasingly used in a variety of applications due to their interesting mechanical properties and ease of processing. For SFRCs, different micro-structural parameters (in addition to the constitutive behaviour of the matrix and reinforcement fibers), such as fiber orientation distribution, fiber aspect ratio and fiber/matrix interface strength play important roles in the macroscopic mechanical behaviour. Hence, to have an accurate and reliable modelling approach, using multi-scale models is a natural choice. In this study, a coupled multi-scale model is proposed using a recently developed micromechanical model and the Finite Element Method. The proposed model enables analysis of macroscopic specimens considering micro-structural properties.
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