Open AccessCalculation of Tensile Strength of Unidirectional Composites Based on Probability Theory and Monte Carlo Method
Author(s) -
Jia-Jun Zou,
Ruizhi Cao,
M. Shao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/569/2/022005
Subject(s) - ultimate tensile strength , monte carlo method , composite material , materials science , composite number , probability distribution , mathematics , statistics
In this paper, Monte Carlo method combined with the random critical-core probability model is proposed to calculate the longitudinal tensile strength of unidirectional composites. This method considers two-dimensional distribution of fibers on the cross-section, while the theoretical analysis method only takes the linear distribution of fibers into account. Using the weakest link principle, the failure probability and average strength of the unidirectional composites are obtained. The results show that the calculated values of longitudinal tensile strength of T300/5208 composite and unidirectional C/C composites agree well with the experimental results.