Computer modelling and analysis of effective properties of composites

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Computer modelling and analysis of effective properties of composites

Piotr Fedeliński, Radosław Górski, Grzegorz Dziatkiewicz, Jacek Ptaszny

Department of Strength of Materials and Computational Mechanics,Silesian University of Technology,44-100 Gliwice, ul. Konarskiego 18A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2011.1.0304

Abstract:

In this work, different formulations of the boundary element method (BEM) are presented for an analysis of composites containing rigid or deformable stiffeners and inclusions. The developed computer codes are used to compute effective material properties by considering a representative volume element (RVE) or a unit cell. The results computed by the proposed BEM are compared with available experimental, analytical or numerical results, shown in the literature.

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Fedeliński, P., Górski, R., Dziatkiewicz, G., & Ptaszny, J. (2011). Computer modelling and analysis of effective properties of composites. Computer Methods in Materials Science, 11(1), 6-8. https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2011.1.0304

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Keywords:

Boundary element method, Composites, Effective properties, Homogenization, Representative volume element, Unit cell

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