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Finite element procedure for stress amplification factor recovering in a representative volume of composite materials
doi: 10.5028/jatm.2011.03033911

Paulo Cesar Plaisant Junior
EMBRAER
São José dos Campos/SP – Brazil
paulo.plaisant@embraer.com.br

Flávio Luiz de Silva Bussamra*
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
São José dos Campos/SP – Brazil
flaviobu@ita.br

Francisco Kioshi Arakaki
EMBRAER
São José dos Campos/SP – Brazil
francisco.arakaki@embraer.com.br

*author for correspondence

Abstract:
Finite element models are proposed to the micromechanical analysis of a representative volume of composite materials. A detailed description of the meshes, boundary conditions, and loadings are presented. An illustrative application is given to evaluate stress amplification factors within a representative volume of the unidirectional carbon fiber composite plate. The results are discussed and compared to the numerical findings.

Keywords:

Micromechanics, Finite element analysis, Composites, Stress amplification factor, Microstress distribution.

J. Aerosp.Technol. Manag., São José dos Campos, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 239-250, Sep. - Dec., 2011
Received: 06/09/11
Accepted: 20/10/11

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