Finite element analysis of composite materials using Abaqus (EHCS0007)

Finite element analysis of composite materials using Abaqus

CONTENTS:

1 Mechanics of Orthotropic Materials

1.1 Lamina Coordinate System

1.2 Displacements

1.3 Strain

1.4 Stress

1.5 Contracted Notation

1.5.1 Alternate Contracted Notation

1.6 Equilibrium and Virtual Work

1.7 Boundary Conditions

1.7.1 Traction Boundary Conditions

1.7.2 Free Surface Boundary Conditions

1.8 Continuity Conditions

1.8.1 Traction Continuity

1.8.2 Displacement Continuity

1.9 Compatibility

1.10 Coordinate Transformations

1.11 Transformation of Constitutive Equations

1.12 3D Constitutive Equations

1.13 Engineering Constants

1.14 From 3D to Plane Stress Equations

1.15 Apparent Laminate Properties

2 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

2.1 Basic FEM Procedure

2.2 General Finite Element Procedure

2.3 SolidModeling, Analysis, and Visualization

3 Elasticity and Strength of Laminates

3.1 Kinematic of Shells

3.2 Finite Element Analysis of Laminates

3.3 Failure Criteria

3.4 Predefined Fields

4 Buckling

4.1 Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis

4.2 Continuation Methods

5 Free Edge Stresses

5.1 Poisson’sMismatch

5.2 Coefficient of Mutual Influence

6 Computational Micromechanics

6.1 Analytical Homogenization

6.2 Numerical Homogenization

6.3 Local-Global Analysis

6.4 Laminated RVE

7 Viscoelasticity

7.1 Viscoelastic Models

7.2 Boltzmann Superposition

7.3 Correspondence Principle

7.4 Frequency Domain

7.5 SpectrumRepresentation

7.6 Micromechanics of Viscoelastic Composites

7.7 Macromechanics of Viscoelastic Composites

7.8 FEA of Viscoelastic Composites

8 Continuum Damage Mechanics

8.1 One-Dimensional DamageMechanics

8.2 Multidimensional Damage and Effective Spaces

8.3 Thermodynamics Formulation

8.4 Kinetic Law in Three-Dimensional Space

8.5 Damage and Plasticity

9 Discrete Damage Mechanics

9.1 Overview

9.2 Approximations

9.3 Lamina Constitutive Equation

9.4 Displacement Field

9.5 Degraded Laminate Stiffness and CTE

9.6 Degraded Lamina Stiffness

9.7 Fracture Energy

9.8 Solution Algorithm

10 Delaminations

10.1 Cohesive ZoneMethod

10.2 Virtual Crack Closure Technique