Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11024312 | Composite Structures | 2019 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, a 3D stochastic computational homogenization model for carbon fiber-reinforced (CFR) CNT/epoxy matrix composites was presented. Stochastic waviness, agglomeration and orientation of CNT fillers cause random spatial variations of the elasticity tensor of the CNT/epoxy matrix within a microscale RVE, resulting in probabilistic variations of the effective homogenized stiffness of the RVE. The present computational homogenization model is based on two-scale asymptotic homogenization theory. An ensemble average of the multiple homogenized effective stiffnesses was obtained for structural analysis of the macroscale CFR CNT/epoxy composite materials. From the proposed model, we could observe significant effects of the CNT alignment orientations, agglomeration and waviness on the effective stiffnesses. Effective stiffness changes of a microscale RVE caused by the nanoscale uncertainties were investigated. The proposed multiscale modeling method and approach will be a basis for hierarchical multiscale material design of nanocomposite materials.
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Authors
Sungwoo Jeong, Feiyan Zhu, Hyoungjun Lim, Yeonghwan Kim, Gun Jin Yun,