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A Finite Element Approach for Modeling and Simulation of CNT/Polymer Composites
Author(s) -
Schiebold Michael,
Schmidt Henry,
Mehner Jan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.201800952
Subject(s) - composite material , carbon nanotube , materials science , homogenization (climate) , finite element method , polymer , composite number , stiffness , micromechanics , structural engineering , engineering , biodiversity , ecology , biology
The mechanical properties of carbon nanotube/polymer composites are determined using a multi‐scale approach. Starting bottom‐up, the stiffness of equivalent cylinders is calculated to replace the randomly distributed carbon nanotubes in the polymer matrix. In the following, finite element simulations of the CNT/polymer composites are conducted to determine the mechanical properties of the composite. Furthermore, micromechanical homogenization techniques like Mori–Tanaka are investigated and compared with the presented approach.