Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites

This paper outlines prediction of the macroscopic response of unidirectional fibrous composites made either from basalt or carbon fibers impregnated by a polymeric epoxy matrix. The viscoelastic response of the matrix phase was represented by the Maxwell chain model. A series of creep tests performe...

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Main Authors: Soňa Valentová, Michal Šejnoha, Jan Vorel, Zdeněk Prošek
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Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2022-03-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8124
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author Soňa Valentová
Michal Šejnoha
Jan Vorel
Zdeněk Prošek
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Michal Šejnoha
Jan Vorel
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description This paper outlines prediction of the macroscopic response of unidirectional fibrous composites made either from basalt or carbon fibers impregnated by a polymeric epoxy matrix. The viscoelastic response of the matrix phase was represented by the Maxwell chain model. A series of creep tests performed at several stress levels served as a stepping stone for the model calibration. The macroscopic behavior of both composites was first examined via computational homogenization. Attention was accorded to computational cells with variable size extracted from large representative images. We observed that selecting the computational model as a sufficiently large test window should be approached with caution. Because initial designs often need a large parametric study to test various material and geometrical patterns, this study was then supported by computationally much more effective Mori-Tanaka averaging scheme, clearly showing its potential even if loading the composite beyond its elastic limit.
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spelling doaj-art-4babb5f6d6cd40279e97d3e9e84fa3ae2025-08-20T03:58:22ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822022-03-0134127–132127–13210.14311/APP.2022.34.01275364Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous compositesSoňa Valentová0Michal Šejnoha1Jan Vorel2Zdeněk Prošek3Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech RepublicThis paper outlines prediction of the macroscopic response of unidirectional fibrous composites made either from basalt or carbon fibers impregnated by a polymeric epoxy matrix. The viscoelastic response of the matrix phase was represented by the Maxwell chain model. A series of creep tests performed at several stress levels served as a stepping stone for the model calibration. The macroscopic behavior of both composites was first examined via computational homogenization. Attention was accorded to computational cells with variable size extracted from large representative images. We observed that selecting the computational model as a sufficiently large test window should be approached with caution. Because initial designs often need a large parametric study to test various material and geometrical patterns, this study was then supported by computationally much more effective Mori-Tanaka averaging scheme, clearly showing its potential even if loading the composite beyond its elastic limit.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8124viscoelasticityfibrous compositesmori-tanaka methodperiodic unit cellgeneralized leonov modelmaxwell chain modelcreep
spellingShingle Soňa Valentová
Michal Šejnoha
Jan Vorel
Zdeněk Prošek
Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
viscoelasticity
fibrous composites
mori-tanaka method
periodic unit cell
generalized leonov model
maxwell chain model
creep
title Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
title_full Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
title_fullStr Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
title_full_unstemmed Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
title_short Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
title_sort influence of microstructure on rate dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites
topic viscoelasticity
fibrous composites
mori-tanaka method
periodic unit cell
generalized leonov model
maxwell chain model
creep
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8124
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