Fiber Orientation Tensors and Mean Field Homogenization: Application to Sheet Molding Compound

Effective mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites strongly depend on the microstructure, including the fibers' orientation. Studying this dependency, we identify the variety of fiber orientation tensors up to fourth-order using irreducible tensors and material symmetry. The case of planar fiber orientation tensors, relevant for sheet molding compound, is presented completely. Consequences for the reconstruction of fiber distributions and mean field homogenization are presented.

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• Authors: Julian Karl Bauer
• Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2023
• EAN: 9783731512622
• ISBN: 978-3-7315-1262-2
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 14 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Illustrations: graph. Darst.
• Series: Schriftenreihe Kontinuumsmechanik im Maschinenbau / Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Institut für Technische Mechanik - Bereich Kontinuumsmechanik
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering