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Numerical simulation of transversely isotropic material using adaptive FEM
Author(s) -
Meyer Arnd,
Weise Michael
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201110383
Subject(s) - transverse isotropy , fibre reinforced plastic , finite element method , isotropy , anisotropy , structural engineering , code (set theory) , materials science , composite material , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , physics , optics , set (abstract data type) , programming language
Lightweight construction plays an important role in the global task to save energy. A common approach to reduce the weight of structures is the use of composite materials like fibre reinforced polymers (FRP). FRP can be characterised by transversely isotropic material behaviour, a special case of anisotropy. In our arcticle we present the necessary efforts to include such material behaviour into an existing adaptive FEM code. (© 2011 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)