This work reviews state of the art representative volume element (RVE) generation
techniques for heterogeneous materials. To this end, we present a systematic classification …

We present an algorithm for generating volume elements of short fiber reinforced plastic
microstructures for prescribed fourth order fiber orientation tensor, fiber aspect ratio and …

The thermo-elastic properties of a novel class of ceramic composites based on an ultra-
refractory matrix and containing short carbon fibre to provide failure tolerance and thermal …

The mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP) are significantly
governed by the orientation of the fibers in the composite. Micro X-ray computed tomography …

Fiber-orientation tensors describe the relevant features of the fiber-orientation distribution
compactly and are thus ubiquitous in injection-molding simulations and subsequent …

In comparison to established glass and carbon fiber models, creating a representative
volume element to perform finite element analysis for a biocomposite is a complex …

Cylindrical particles are ubiquitous in nature and industry, and a cylinder is a representative
shape of rod-like particles. However, the disordered packing results of cylinders in previous …

A novel representative volume element (RVE) builder is developed to solve the strong
“framing effect” problem in previous RVE builders. Taking advantage of rigid body dynamics …

Finite elements modeling is used to investigate the damping property of Polymer composites
consisting of a viscoelastic matrix and randomly dispersed elastic particles. The impact of …

Composite materials, valued for their adaptability, face challenges associated with
degradation over time. Characterising their durability through traditional experimental …