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Incremental Scheme to Homogenize Anisotropic Elastic Properties of Multi‐Phase Composites
Author(s) -
Müller Viktor,
Böhlke Thomas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201410264
Subject(s) - homogenization (climate) , composite material , materials science , volume fraction , composite number , anisotropy , fiber , fiber reinforced composite , matrix (chemical analysis) , physics , biodiversity , ecology , biology , quantum mechanics
An incremental homogenization scheme for the prediction of elastic properties of composites is reviewed. Similar to the differential scheme, the inclusions are included step‐by‐step. This approach accounts for high volume fractions of inclusion of different shape and elastic properties. A numerical example for a composite consisting of a polymeric matrix, glass fibers and voids is shown. The fiber distribution is chosen equivalently to a distribution in an injection molded short‐fiber reinforced composite. The volume fraction of the voids is varied. (© 2014 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)