FINITE ELEMENT PROCEDURE FOR STRESS AMPLIFICATION FACTOR RECOVERING IN A REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME OF COMPOSITES MATERIALS. DOI: 10.5028/jatm.2011.03033911

Abstract

Finite element models are proposed to the micromechanical analysis of a representative volume of composite materials. A detailed description of the meshes, boundary conditions, and loadings are presented. An illustrative application is given to evaluate stress amplification factors within a representative volume of the unidirectional carbon fiber composite plate. The results are discussed and compared to the numerical findings.

Keywords

• Micromechanics
• Finite element analysis
• Composites
• Stress amplification factor
• Microstress distribution.