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Numerical Analysis and Modelling of Composite Materials

Composite materials are increasingly used in many applications because they offer the engineer a range of advantages over traditional materials. They are often used in situations where a specified level of performance is required, but where the cost of testing the materials under the extremes of tho...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bull, J.W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
Materials / Analysis
Characterization And Analytical Technique
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 12 Determination of interfacial properties and stresses in continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic composites by means of single-fiber indentation tests
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Review of experimental techniques
  • 12.3 Indentation tests
  • 12.4 Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Nomenclature
  • 13 Numerical modelling of woven fabric composite materials
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Plain weave fabric geometry
  • 13.3 Two-dimensional WF composite stiffness model
  • 13.4 Experimental investigation
  • 13.5 Validation of analytical predictions
  • 13.6 Parametric studies
  • 13.7 Design of woven fabric composites
  • 13.8 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Nomenclature
  • References
  • 10 Modelling of stress transfer across the fibre — matrix interface
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Micromechanical measurement of fibre — matrix interface properties
  • 10.3 Stress transfer in fibre pull-out test
  • 10.4 Analysis of composites with compliant fibre coating
  • 10.5 Concluding remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Nomenclature
  • Appendix A: Coefficients A1, A2, A3 and A4
  • Appendix B: Coefficients C1, C2 and C3
  • 11 Modeling of enhanced composite creep and plastic flow in temperature cycling
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Review of experimental observations
  • 11.3 A simple model for composite thermal cycling plasticity
  • 11.4 Important issues in modeling
  • 11.5 Modeling approaches
  • 11.6 Composite behavior maps— using models and experiments to assess behavior
  • 11.7 Concluding remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 1 Analysis of composite rotor blades
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Deformation
  • 1.3 Strains
  • 1.4 Constitutive relations
  • 1.5 Equations of equilibrium and boundary conditions
  • 1.6 Reduction of the case of thin-walled cross-sections
  • 1.7 Loads
  • 1.8 Analytic solution
  • 1.9 Numerical schemes
  • 1.10 Summary
  • References
  • 2 Analysis and modelling of damage and repair of composite materials in aerospace
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Damage types
  • 2.3 Finding the damage
  • 2.4 Damage modelling and analysis
  • 2.5 Repair, design and analysis
  • 2.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 3 Ritz type solution for the free vibrations of fibre-reinforced cylindrical shells
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Basic equations for cylindrical shells
  • 3.3 Solution procedure
  • 3.4 Numerical examples
  • 3.5 Concluding remarks
  • References
  • 4 Numerical analysis and modeling of the creep behavior of composite multilayered cylindrical pressure vessels
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 7 Numerical analysis and modelling of the damage and softening of brick masonry
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The problem to be solved
  • 7.3 Numerical implementation
  • 7.4 Numerical applications
  • 7.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 8 Numerical simulation of the impact resistance of composite structures
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Material modeling
  • 8.3 Composite constitutive material models
  • 8.4 Finite element mesh discretization of composites
  • 8.5 Analysis tools
  • 8.6 Industrial and research applications
  • 8.7 Car crash investigation
  • 8.8 Conclusion
  • References
  • 9 Numerical modeling of damage, property degradation and life prediction in fatigue of composite laminates
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Microlevel damage and stiffness reduction
  • 9.3 A lamina approach to stiffness reduction
  • 9.4 Stiffness reduction during fatigue
  • 9.5 Cumulated nonelastic strain
  • 9.6 Cumulative damage models
  • 9.7 Fatigue life prediction of laminates
  • 9.8 Residual strength
  • 9.9 Summary
  • 4.2 An optimum design for the composite multilayered cylindrical pressure vessels
  • 4.3 Creep relaxation in composite multilayered pressure vessels
  • 4.4.3 Finite element results
  • 4.5 Numerical examples
  • 4.6 Summary
  • References
  • Nomenclature
  • 5 Stresses in composite panels with openings
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Finite element modelling and analysis
  • 5.3 Stresses around holes
  • 5.4 Global-local analysis
  • 5.5 Stresses in panel with two elliptical holes
  • 5.6 Design considerations
  • 5.7 Concluding remarks
  • References
  • Nomenclature
  • 6 The numerical analysis and modelling of repaired runways following chemical explosive crater formation
  • 6.1 Background
  • 6.2 Introduction
  • 6.3 Crater prediction using characteristic parameters
  • 6.4 Crater life expectancy
  • 6.5 Crater modelling using PAFEC-FE software
  • 6.6 Finite element model
  • 6.7 Finite element results
  • 6.8 Discussions
  • 6.9 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References

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