Multiscale XFEM-modelling and simulation of the inelastic material behaviour of textile-reinforced polymers

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 477-498

  Kastner M ^a   Haasemann, G ^a   Ulbricht, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID MECHANICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite; Homogenization; Polymer; Viscoplasticity; Weak discontinuities; XFEM

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; DISPLACEMENT FIELD; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ELEMENT TYPE; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; HIERARCHICAL MATERIALS; HOMOGENIZATION; HOMOGENIZATION TECHNIQUES; INELASTIC MATERIALS; LENGTH SCALE; LINEAR ELASTIC STRESS; MACROSCOPIC MATERIALS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR; MATERIAL INTERFACES; MATERIAL STRUCTURE; MODEL GENERATION; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; MODELLING PROCESS; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION; MULTISCALES; POLYMERIC MATRICES; REINFORCED POLYMERS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; SPECIAL ELEMENT; TWO-MATERIALS; VISCOPLASTIC MATERIALS; WEAK DISCONTINUITY; XFEM;

FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PLASTICITY; POLYMERIC GLASS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; VISCOPLASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WEAVING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79953084493     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3065     Document Type: Article

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