Direct embedment of RVE-based microscale into lab size coupons to research fracture process in unidirectional and bidirectional composites
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Abstract
The structural applicability of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites requires testing for their resilience against fracture. The paper presents a virtual tool to configure the microscale geometrical model constituting the representative volume element embedded in the homogeneous macroscale region, providing an alternative to the tedious experimental procedures. The conformal meshing strategies in the microregion are also elucidated in the paper. The microscale model is enriched with the constitutive material models exhibiting complex phenomena of individual constituents of the composite and cohesive damage properties. The elastoplastic and elastic-viscoplastic material models coupled with the energy-based and rate-dependent damage initiation criteria, respectively, are applied to the matrix. At the same time, the fibre-matrix interface is treated with the weak traction-separation law. Through the virtual tool, the microscale region allows to make an insightful study of the toughness mechanism and visualise the damage initiation and propagation in the FRP structure at different fracture modes.
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OpenAlex topics: Mechanical Behavior of Composites · Composite Material Mechanics · Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
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