On numerical evaluation of effective material properties for composite structures with rhombic fiber arrangements

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-332

  Würkner, Mathias ^a   Berger, Harald ^a   Gabbert, Ulrich ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite; Fiber; Finite element method; Mechanical properties; Rhombic arrangement

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; EFFECTIVE MATERIAL PROPERTY; FIBER ARRANGEMENT; MICRO LEVEL; NEW RESULTS; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; NUMERICAL HOMOGENIZATION; ORTHOTROPIC BEHAVIOR; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; RHOMBIC ARRANGEMENT; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MATERIALS; UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBERS;

FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952040941     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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