Effect of fiber morphology on the elastic properties of statistically equivalent uncorrelated volume elements

Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei, Ray S. Fertig

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Abstract

To determine variability in composite properties, the physics of experimental microstructure was first analyzed using image processing techniques. The obtained statistics were used in generation of synthetic microstructures. Synthetic microstructures were rearranged by acceptance rejection criterion to match the statistics of an experimental microstructure. One hundred statistically equivalent realizations of a synthetic microstructure were generated to investigate the effect of microstructural variability on elastic properties. The generated microstructures were converted to finite element models such that each element represents a pixel in the microstructure. Transverse Young's moduli and shear modulus were obtained for each realization. It was observed that there is a minor variation from one realization to another indicating the independence of elastic moduli on fiber spatial locations. This study also shows that the micromechanics model of hexagonal fiber packing can predict the average elastic moduli within 3% error.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSAMPE Long Beach 2016 Conference and Exhibition
PublisherSoc. for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
ISBN (Electronic)9781934551233
StatePublished - 2016
EventSAMPE Long Beach 2016 Conference and Exhibition - Long Beach, United States
Duration: May 23 2016May 26 2016

Publication series

NameInternational SAMPE Technical Conference
Volume2016-January

Other

OtherSAMPE Long Beach 2016 Conference and Exhibition
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period5/23/165/26/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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