A 2-D lattice model for simulating the failure of paper |
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Authors: | J.X. Liu K.C. Li |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 15 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3 |
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Abstract: | A new two-dimensional network model is proposed as a micromechanics model to simulate paper’s failure process due to sequentially breakages of fibers and/or bonds. Paper is approximated as a network composed of fibers any two of which link to each other by their intersecting point, namely so-called bond. Fibers distribute along three particular directions, leading to network’s macro-level isotropy. In the framework of finite element method, nodes correspond to fiber-to-fiber bonds, while elements are fiber segments between every two neighboring nodes and described by Timoshenko beam theory. Element breaks when its equivalent internal tensile stress reaches the tensile strength of fiber. Strength of nodes, i.e. fiber-to-fiber bonds is assumed to be dependant on shearing interaction between fibers, considering the dominant interaction is shearing in a plane problem. Numerical examples show the model’s capacity of reflecting basic failure characteristic in paper. Influences of fiber length and the ratio of fiber strength to bond strength are analyzed in detail. |
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Keywords: | Paper Lattice model Micromechanics Fiber-to-fiber bond breakage Nodal release technique |
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