A versatile and highly efficient algorithm to generate representative microstructures for heterogeneous materials

C Cai, T Zhang, X Wang, W Yin, Z Xu, R Wang… - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel approach based on the maximum penetration-biased (MPB) algorithm
is proposed to rapidly generate representative volume elements (RVEs) for advanced …

Synthesising realistic 2D microstructures of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites with a generative adversarial network

R Guo, M Alves, M Mehdikhani, C Breite… - Composites Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microstructure governs the behaviour of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites. In
this study, we developed a Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (DCGAN) to …

FE modeling to generate composite RVEs with high volume fractions and various shapes of inclusions

W Tian, Y Zhang, C Pei, J Ge, X Chao, L Qi - International Journal of Solids …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work proposes a novel multi-step dynamic FE compression method to generate
Representative Volume Elements (RVEs) of composites containing a variety of inclusions …

Generating microstructures of long fiber reinforced composites by the fused sequential addition and migration method

C Lauff, M Schneider, J Montesano… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We introduce the fused sequential addition and migration (fSAM) algorithm for generating
microstructures of fiber composites with long, flexible, nonoverlapping fibers and industrial …