Three-dimensional microstructure of fiber-reinforced composites

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Archenhold ◽  
Ashley R. Clarke ◽  
Nic Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced

Micromechanical Analysis of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 1166-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Behzadpoor ◽  
Saeed Masoumi ◽  
Manouchehr Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Elastic Fibers ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Creep Tests ◽  
Unidirectional Fiber ◽  
Viscoelastic Matrix ◽  
Nonlinear Viscoelastic ◽  
Micromechanical Approach

The micromechanical approach of Simplified Unit Cell Method (SUCM) in closed-form three dimensional solutions is used for predicting creep response of unidirectional fiber reinforced composites. The composite consist of elastic fibers reinforcing nonlinear viscoelastic resin. The nonlinear viscoelastic matrix behavior is modeled by using Schapery single integral viscoelastic constitutive equation. Off-axis specimens of graphite/epoxy with 45 and 90 fiber orientations were subjected to 480 minutes creep tests and the results is compared with experimental data and MOC results available in the literature. There is good agreement with experimental results due to using SUCM.

Modeling and Simulation of Woven Fabrics and Woven Fiber-Reinforced Composites Based on a Nonlinear Fiber Model

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Dong Ma ◽  
Dongying Jiang ◽  
Yuanyuan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Large Deformation ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Nonlinear Effects ◽  
Iteration Scheme ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced

A three-dimensional nonlinear thread formulation developed by the first two authors [1] has been extended in this paper for modeling and simulation of woven fabrics and fiber-reinforced composites of various configurations under arbitrary large deformation. The resultant model accounts for extensibility of the woven fibers in the composite, geometry nonlinearity, tension variation along the fiber, and other nonlinear effects due to the woven composition and large deformation. The new modeling effort includes the development of a contact model for simulating the contact between fibers, which can be used to predict high-fidelity behavior of woven fibers in the composite and their interactions. Matrix model is also added into the composite for studying the coupling between woven fibers and matrix material such as resin. The incremental form of original nonlinear equation is discretized using a finite element method with an iteration scheme. Two numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed modeling technique.

Hybrid Materials: Three-Dimensional Microvascular Fiber-Reinforced Composites (Adv. Mater. 32/2011)

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (32) ◽  
pp. 3653-3653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron P. Esser-Kahn ◽  
Piyush R. Thakre ◽  
Hefei Dong ◽  
Jason F. Patrick ◽  
Vitalii K. Vlasko-Vlasov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced

Crack kinking and tunneling simulation for the single-fiber composite under transverse tension based on phase-field method

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Leying Song ◽  
Songhe Meng ◽  
Chenghai Xu ◽  
Guodong Fang ◽  
Qiang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Transverse Tension

Virtual tests for a single-fiber–reinforced composite model subjecting to transverse tension are carried out based on a phase-field method considering a varying interface toughness parameter. Without pre-treating the crack initiation location and propagation path, the complete fracture process is realized for the first time in a three-dimensional numerical model, including nucleation cracks on the fiber/matrix interface at the free end, tunneling cracks along the fiber axis, and kinked interface cracks deviating from the interface and penetrating into the matrix. The numerically calculated crack propagation process is in good agreement with the in situ observations in the literature, indicating that the present model provides a good real-time quantitative numerical method for three-dimensional fracture analysis of fiber-reinforced composites. Tunneling cracks tend to cause macroscopic interface debonding and fiber pull-out. The interface tunneling crack initiation and the transition to the steady state inside the model are captured and analyzed in the numerical model. Kinked interface cracks can merge with other matrix cracks, forming a macroscopic transverse crack fracture mode. The kinking behaviors affected by the initial crack size and the interface properties are investigated. This study for the detailed crack propagation is helpful in understanding the toughening mechanism of fiber-reinforced composites under transverse tension.

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