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On the natural Fiber (Maize) Composite material
Author(s) -
Ilie Ruxandra,
Chiroiu Veturia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201510142
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , classification of discontinuities , composite number , fiber , extended finite element method , deformation (meteorology) , matrix (chemical analysis) , polymer , finite element method , mathematics , structural engineering , mathematical analysis , engineering
This work is focused on the compressive behavior in the elastic region of a composite material made out of stalk‐based maize fiber and unsaturated polyester resin polymer as matrix with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide as a catalyst and Cobalt Octoate as a promoter [1]. Deformation and fracture behavior are investigated by using Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM). XFEM enables the accurate approximation of solutions with jumps, discontinuities or general high gradients across interfaces between the fibers and the matrix [2], [3]. (© 2015 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)