Modelling of environmental ageing of polymers and polymer composites—modular and multiscale methods
Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental
ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly …
ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly …
Degradation and mechanical performance of fibre-reinforced polymer composites under marine environments:–A review of recent advancements.
Fibre-reinforced polymeric composites (FRPC), having better corrosion resistance, higher
strength-to-weight, and modulus-to-weight ratios, are widely utilised in automotive, wind …
strength-to-weight, and modulus-to-weight ratios, are widely utilised in automotive, wind …
[HTML][HTML] On-the-fly construction of surrogate constitutive models for concurrent multiscale mechanical analysis through probabilistic machine learning
Concurrent multiscale finite element analysis (FE 2) is a powerful approach for high-fidelity
modeling of materials for which a suitable macroscopic constitutive model is not available …
modeling of materials for which a suitable macroscopic constitutive model is not available …
Mechanical and failure analysis of thick composites under hygrothermal conditions by a novel coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical multiscale algorithm
A novel coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical multiscale-APFEA (HTM-multiscale-APFEA)
algorithm is developed to precisely predict the mechanical and failure behavior of thick fiber …
algorithm is developed to precisely predict the mechanical and failure behavior of thick fiber …
Multiscale analysis of thermal problems in heterogeneous materials with Direct FE2 method
Multiscale thermal analysis is motivated by efficient modeling of complex microstructural
response (nonlinear conduction, transient conduction, coupled thermomechanics, etc.) …
response (nonlinear conduction, transient conduction, coupled thermomechanics, etc.) …
A novel multiscale parallel finite element method for the study of the hygrothermal aging effect on the composite materials
In this paper, a novel and comprehensive multiscale finite element analysis is proposed to
study the effect of hygrothermal aging on the behavior of fiber-reinforced composite …
study the effect of hygrothermal aging on the behavior of fiber-reinforced composite …
A combined experimental/numerical investigation on hygrothermal aging of fiber-reinforced composites
This work investigates hygrothermal aging degradation of unidirectional glass/epoxy
composite specimens through a combination of experiments and numerical modeling. Aging …
composite specimens through a combination of experiments and numerical modeling. Aging …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical/experimental study of the monotonic and cyclic viscoelastic/viscoplastic/fracture behavior of an epoxy resin
This paper investigates the viscoelastic/viscoplastic/fracture behavior of an epoxy resin. A
state-of-the-art pressure-dependent elastoplastic constitutive model (Melro et al. 2013) is …
state-of-the-art pressure-dependent elastoplastic constitutive model (Melro et al. 2013) is …
Hygroscopic damage of fiber–matrix interface in unidirectional composites: A computational approach
The mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites are significantly affected by
hygroscopic exposure. Recent experimental findings reveal that the diffusion of water …
hygroscopic exposure. Recent experimental findings reveal that the diffusion of water …
[HTML][HTML] Strain-rate based arclength model for nonlinear microscale analysis of unidirectional composites under off-axis loading
D Kovačević, FP van der Meer - International Journal of Solids and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a micromechanical framework for modeling the rate-dependent response of
unidirectional composites subjected to off-axis loading is introduced. The model is intended …
unidirectional composites subjected to off-axis loading is introduced. The model is intended …