A comparative study between fiber orientation closure approximations and a new orthotropic closure

A Al‐Qudsi, H Çelik, J Neuhaus… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In injection and compression molding simulation, orientation tensors provide an efficient way
with less computational effort to calculate flow‐induced fiber orientations. In these flow …

Multiscale finite element modeling of sheet molding compound (SMC) composite structure based on stochastic mesostructure reconstruction

Z Chen, T Huang, Y Shao, Y Li, H Xu, K Avery… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
Predicting the mechanical behavior of the chopped carbon fiber Sheet Molding Compound
(SMC) due to spatial variations in local material properties is critical for the structural …

Optimization of molding process parameters for enhancing mechanical properties of jute fiber reinforced composites

L He, F Xia, D Chen, S Peng, S Hou… - Journal of Reinforced …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Compression molding is a manufacturing technique that is frequently and widely utilized in
fabricating composites. However, bast fiber reinforced composites (BFRC) with good quality …

Failure of chopped carbon fiber Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) composites under uniaxial tensile loading: Computational prediction and experimental analysis

Z Chen, H Tang, Y Shao, Q Sun, G Zhou, Y Li… - Composites Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a computational framework to predict the tensile failure of chopped
carbon fiber SMC composites based on the Representative Volume Element (RVE) model …

Review of the numerical modeling of compression molding of sheet molding compound

G Alnersson, MW Tahir, AL Ljung, TS Lundström - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
A review of the numerical modeling of the compression molding of the sheet molding
compound (SMC) is presented. The focus of this review is the practical difficulties of …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale failure and damage analysis of sheet molding compound (SMC) composites using Micro-CT image-based reconstruction model

HJ Lim, H Choi, GJ Yun - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a multiscale failure and damage analysis methodology for sheet
molding compound (SMC) composites through a new bundle packing reconstruction …

Notch insensitivity in fatigue failure of chopped carbon fiber chip-reinforced composites using experimental and computational analysis

H Tang, Z Chen, O Avinesh, H Guo, Z Meng… - Composite …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the notch effect on the fatigue failure of chopped carbon fiber chip-
reinforced sheet molding compound (SMC) composites by using both experimental and …

Mixed-Variable Concurrent Material, Geometry, and Process Design in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering

T Huang, M Bisram, Y Li, H Xu, D Zeng, X Su… - Machine Learning in …, 2023 - Springer
It has been widely recognized that structural materials are better designed simultaneously
with the target component so that their properties can be tailored to the service loading …

Fatigue behavior analysis and multi-scale modelling of chopped carbon fiber chip-reinforced composites under tension-tension loading condition

H Tang, G Zhou, Z Chen, L Huang, K Avery, Y Li… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
In present study, the fatigue damage behavior of chopped carbon fiber chip-reinforced
composite has been experimentally and numerically investigated. A large scatter is …

Characterization and modeling of fatigue behavior of chopped glass fiber reinforced sheet molding compound (SMC) composite

X Sun, Y Li, C Engler-Pinto, L Huang, S Huang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the quasi-static and fatigue behavior of chopped glass fiber reinforced
sheet molding compound composite was investigated. Considering the stochastic meso …