Multiscale damage analysis of a plain carbon weave incorporating material variability

L. F. Varandas; A. R. Melro; G. Catalanotti; B. G. Falzon

Multiscale damage analysis of a plain carbon weave incorporating material variability

L. F. Varandas, A. R. Melro, G. Catalanotti, B. G. Falzon

Queen's University Belfast

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Abstract

The mechanical behaviour and progressive damage of a plain woven carbon-epoxy fabric at different length scales is modelled, taking into account the weave's geometric, and consequently, material variability. Micromechanical simulations are performed with different fibre volume fractions using a fibre distribution algorithm in order to obtain the mechanical properties of the tows along their length. A Representative Unit Cell (RUC) is generated and a set of in-plane Periodic Boundary Conditions (PBCs) implemented in order to run non-homogenised mesomechanical analyses. The influence of material variability is captured through volumetric homogenisation to study damage evolution and corresponding stiffness degradation in a plain weave fibre architecture under different loading conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ECCM 2018: 18th European Conference on Composite Materials: Proceedings
Publisher	Applied Mechanics Laboratory
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510896932
Publication status	Published - 01 Dec 2019
Event	18th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2018 - Athens, Greece Duration: 24 Jun 2018 → 28 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference	18th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2018
Country	Greece
City	Athens
Period	24/06/2018 → 28/06/2018

Keywords

Computational mechanics
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Mechanical properties
Multiscale modelling
Textile composites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ceramics and Composites

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Multiscale damage analysis of a plain carbon weave incorporating material variability

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