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Wave Propagation in a beam with random material properties
Author(s) -
Zimmermann Eugen,
Eremin Artem,
Lammering Rolf
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201710314
Subject(s) - homogenization (climate) , discretization , finite element method , isotropy , orthotropic material , computation , beam (structure) , material properties , materials science , modulus , wave propagation , stochastic process , mechanics , structural engineering , physics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , composite material , engineering , optics , biodiversity , ecology , statistics , algorithm , biology
Abstract Modern composite materials, e.g., carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP), exhibit a complex micro structure due to their fabrication process. The latter, being usually omitted in mechanical models through the homogenization of elastic properties, has a strong influence on the propagation of ultrasonic guided waves [1, 2]. Though it is possible to model the wave phenomena deterministically, taking into account a realistic distribution of fibres and polymer matrix, it is desirable to develop an improved model for the finite element analysis (FEM), which consider the stochastic properties in a more general way. In the current work, an approach for the simulation of waves in a isotropic beam with random material properties is presented. For the numerical computations with the FEM the Young's modulus was discretized by the Karhunen‐Loève Expansion (KLE). Numerical investigations on the excited and propagating guided waves are presented. (© 2017 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)