CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVE TRANSVERSE ELASTIC-MODULI OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES BY NUMERICAL HOMOGENIZATION

Authors
THEOCARIS PS STAVROULAKIS GE PANAGIOTOPOULOS PD
Citation
Ps. Theocaris et al., CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVE TRANSVERSE ELASTIC-MODULI OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES BY NUMERICAL HOMOGENIZATION, Composites science and technology, 57(5), 1997, pp. 573-586
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Materials Sciences, Composites
Journal title
Composites science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02663538
Volume
57
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
573 - 586
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-3538(1997)57:5<573:COETEO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Effective transverse elastic moduli for fiber-reinforced composites ar e calculated here by a numerical homogenization approach. The effects of fiber placement (staggering) and of weak-fiber and strong-matrix co mposites on the effective moduli, both of which are not very effective ly treated by classical methods, are specifically investigated Compari sons with classical, analytical approaches are included. (C) 1997 Else vier Science Limited.