Karen Chang Yan

Composite Homogenization, De-Homogenization, and Matrix Failure

An Inter-Scale Approach

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Produktbeschreibung

This work presents a unified modelling approach for
homogenization and de-homogenization, applicable to
unidirectional(UD) composite systems. Emphasis is
placed on the uniqueness between the forward
(homogenization) and the backward (de-
homogenization) modelling processes; so the desired
micro fields are truly recovered within the confines
of mechanics. An inter-scale failure theory that
describes matrix cracking in laminates is then
formulated, being based on the recovered micro-
fields. Laminate matrix cracking in several well-
documented experimental studies are simulated using
the inter-scale theory. The simulation
captures the major cracking characteristics that are
otherwise excluded in failure theories derived at
the homogenized composite scale.
The general concept of homogenization/de-
homogenization is applicable to all composite
systems, where responses from micro-macro-global
interactions are to be physically described.
The approach taken in the formulation of the inter-
scale theory serves as an example of both conceptual
and practical importance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9783836495936
• ISBN-10: 3836495937
• Artikelnr.: 25623715

Autorenporträt

Karen Chang Yan,Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of the Department
of Mechanical Engineering,The College of New Jersey. She
received her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering
from Drexel University. Her research interests are in the areas
of composite materials and biomaterials.