Lab 1
Alexandros Iliopoulos
Artemis Kalteremidou
November 25, 2015
Outline
These labs are following the book:
I. M. Daniel, O. Ishai, Engineering mechanics of composite materials,
second edition, 2006
1. Elastic behaviour of composite lamina Micromechanics (Chapter 3)
2.2 Transformation
Micromechanics
Single layer with material coordinate system
Micromechanics
Unit cell modeling
Micromechanics
Unit cell modeling
Micromechanics
Problem 1 (3.1 in book)
Derive the expressions
for fiber volume ratio and determine its maximum value in each case.
Micromechanics
Problem 2 (3.2 in book)
Micromechanics
Problem 2 (3.2 in book) - Solution
Square
Hexagonal
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.7
Vf
Vf
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
s/r
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
s/r
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
Micromechanics
Problem 3 (3.3 in book)
2.2 Transformation
Micromechanics
Different micromechanical approaches
2) Semi-empirical approach
Micromechanics
1) Mechanics of material approach
Assumptions for rule-of-mixtures
1) Fiber: isotropic (or transversely isotropic), homogenous, regular array, linear elastic, as line
2) Matrix: isotropic, homogenous, linear elastic
3) Bonding: no gap
Micromechanics
1) Mechanics of material approach
Rule of mixture for E1
P A 1 A f f Am m
AE11 A f E f 1 Am Em1
Af
Am
E11
E f 1
Em 1
A
A
E1 V f E f Vm Em
Micromechanics
1) Mechanics of material approach
Rule of mixture for E2
B B 2 V f B f Vm B m
V f Vm
2 V f f Vm m 2
E
f Em
Vf
Vm
E2
E f Em
E2
E f Em
Vm E f V f Em
Micromechanics
1) Mechanics of material approach
Rule of mixture for 12
2
12
1
B 2 B 121 B
B B f Bm BV f 2 f BVm 2 m BV f f 1 BVmm1
B121 BV f f 1 BVmm1
12 V f f Vmm
Micromechanics
2) Halpin-Tsai semi-empirical relation for E2
Micromechanics
Summary for engineering parameter calculation
Mechanics:
Halpin-Tsai:
Micromechanics
Problem 4 (3.11 in book)
Micromechanics
Problem 5 (3.12 in book)
Micromechanics
Problem 6 (3.13 in book)
Micromechanics
Problem 6 (3.13 in book) - Solution
Halpin-Tsai relation
4.5
3.5
3.5
E2/Em
E2/Em
2.5
2.5
1.5
1.5
1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
Vf
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
Vf
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
Micromechanics
Problem 7 (3.14 in book)
Micromechanics
Problem 8 (3.20 in book)
2.2 Transformation
Macromechanics
Single layer with material coordinate system
Macromechanics
Stress in 1 direction
Macromechanics
Stress in 2 direction
Macromechanics
Shear stress in 23 direction
Macromechanics
Compliance matrix for orthotropic material
Macromechanics
Compliance matrix for orthotropic material - expanded
Macromechanics
Stiffness matrix for orthotropic material
Macromechanics
Compliance and stiffness matrix for isotropic and transversely isotropic material
Macromechanics
Plane stress
Macromechanics
Plane stress compliance matrix
Macromechanics
Reduced stiffness matrix
2.2 Transformation
Macromechanics
Rotating a coordinate system
Macromechanics
Stress vector rotation
Macromechanics
Strain vector rotation
Macromechanics
Transformed reduced compliance
Macromechanics
Transformed reduced compliance
Macromechanics
Problem 9 (4.6 in book)
Macromechanics
Problem 10 (4.14 in book)
Macromechanics
Problem 11 (4.34 in book)
Any questions:
alexandros.iliopoulos@vub.ac.be
kkaltere@vub.ac.be