Impact of the geometry of inclusions at the micro-scale on the overall stochastic properties

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Miranda, HD (Author) Other; F.M. Andrade Pires (Author) FEUP; António Torres Marques (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Vol. 23

Pages: 117-127

ISSN: 1537-6494

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Authenticus ID: P-00G-SD7

DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2014.938792

Abstract (EN): In this contribution, the establishment of relationships between the microstructure of the material and the macroscopic properties is numerically investigated. The material under study is composed by inclusions randomly distributed on a uniform matrix and its heterogeneous nature is characterized by the size, shape, spatial distribution, and properties of the inclusions. To conduct these analyses, a general framework that generates and simulates representative volume elements (RVEs) based on the commercial finite element (FEM) software ABAQUS and existing homogenization techniques is developed. Two-and three-dimensional RVEs are generated and the variation of the properties investigated using a statistical approach.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11