A RVE-based micro mechanical model for short fiber reinforced plastic materials including matrix damage and fiber fracture |
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| Authors: | S Hoffmann M André A Rodríguez S?nchez R Mueller |
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| Institution: | 1. Corporate Sector Research and Advance Engineering, Robert Bosch GmbH, Waiblingen, Germany;2. Institute of Applied Mechanics, TU Kaiserslautern University, Kaiserslautern, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The representative volume element (RVE) method is applied to a fiber reinforced polymer material undergoing matrix damage and fiber fracture. Results of RVE computations are compared to uniaxial tensile tests performed with the composite material. It is shown that the macroscopic behavior of the composite material can accurately be predicted by RVE computations. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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