1. Edition - July 2007
122.- Euro
2007. 294 Pages, Hardcover
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-02764-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-02764-6 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
Combining theoretical, numerical and experimental analysis, Computational Mesomechanics of Composites: Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Microstructures of Composites of Strength and Damage Resistance fills a gap in understanding the mechanics of materials, and provides valuable knowledge that will act as a foundation for the optimal designing of materials in the future. Chapters include topics on composites (classification and deformation), mesoscale levels in the mechanics of materials, damage and failure of materials, microstructure-strength relationships of composites, computational experiments in the mechanics of materials, and numerical mesomechanical experiments.

From the contents
Preface

COMPOSITES

Classification and types of composites

Deformation, damage and fracture of composites: micromechanisms and roles of phases

MESOSCALE LEVEL IN THE MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

On the definitions of scale levels: Micro- and mesomechanics

Size effects

Biocomposites

On some concepts of the improvement of material properties

Physical mesomechanics of materials

Topological and statistical description of microstructures of composites

DAMAGE AND FAILURE OF MATERIALS: CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF MODELING

Fracture mechanics: Basic concepts

Statistical theories of strength

Damage mechanics

Numerical modeling of damage and fracture

MICROSTRUCTURE-STRENGTH RELATIONSHIPS OF COMPOSITES: CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS

Interaction between elements of microstructures: physical and mechanical models

Multi-scale modeling of materials and homogenization

Analytical estimations and bounds of overall elastic properties of composites

Computational models of microstructures and strength of composites

COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENTS IN THE MECHANICS OF MATERIALS: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS

Concept of computational experiments in the mechanics of materials

Input data for the simulations: Determination of material properties

Program codes for the automatic generation of 3D microstructural models of materials

NUMERICAL MESOMECHANICAL EXPERIMENTS: ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF MICROSTRUCTURE OF MATERIALS ON THE DEFORMATION AND DAMAGE RESISTANCE BY VIRTUAL TESTING

Finite element models of composite microstructures

Material properties used in the simulations

Damage modeling in composites with the User Defined Fields

Stability and reproducibility of the simulations

Effect of the amount and the volume content of particles on the deformation and damage in the composite

Effect of particle clustering and the gradient distribution of particles

Effect of the variations of particle sizes on the damage evolution

Ranking of microstructures and the effect of gradient orientation

GRADED PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES: EFFECT OF THE PARAMETERS OF GRADED MICROSTRUCTURES ON THE DEFORMATION AND DAMAGE

Damage evolution in graded composites and the effect of the degree of gradient

"Bilayer" model of a graded composite

Effect of the shape and orientation of whiskers and elongated particles on the strength and damage evolution: non-graded composites

Effect of the shape and orientation of elongated particles on the strength and damage evolution: the case of graded composite materials

Effect of statistical variations of local strengths of reinforcing particles and the distribution of the particle sizes

Combined Reuss/Voigt model and its application to the estimation of stiffness of graded materials

PARTICLE CLUSTERING IN COMPOSITES: EFFECT OF CLUSTERING ON THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR AND DAMAGE EVOLUTION

Finite element modeling of the effect of clustering of particles on the damage evolution

Analytical modeling of the effect of particle clustering on the damage resistance

INTERPENETRATING PHASE COMPOSITES: NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF DEFORMATION AND DAMAGE

Geometry-based and voxel array based 3D FE model generation: comparison

Gradient interpenetrating phase composites

Isotropic interpenetrating phase composites

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES: NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DAMAGE INITIATION AND GROWTH

Modeling of strength and damage of fiber reinforced composites: a brief overview

Mesomechanical simulations of damage initiation and evolution in fiber reinforced composites

Contact damage and wear of composite tool materials: Micro-macro relationships

Micromechanical modeling of the contact wear of composites: a brief overview

Mesomechanical simulations of wear of grinding wheels

Micro-macro dynamical transitions for the contact wear of composites: "black box modeling" approach

Microscale scattering of the tool material properties and the macroscopic efficiency of the tool

Future fields: Computational mesomechanics and nanomaterials

Conclusions

References.