[HTML][HTML] Virtual process chain of sheet molding compound: Development, validation and perspectives

J Görthofer, N Meyer, TD Pallicity, L Schöttl… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A virtual process chain for sheet molding compound (SMC) composites is established and
validated by means of experimental investigations on a demonstrator structure. The flow in …

Numerical generation of a random chopped fiber composite RVE and its elastic properties

Y Pan, L Iorga, AA Pelegri - Composites Science and Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
The elastic properties of random chopped fiber-reinforced composites (RAFCs) are of
paramount importance for their sound application in lightweight structures. Mass production …

Extended mean-field homogenization of viscoelastic-viscoplastic polymer composites undergoing hybrid progressive degradation induced by interface debonding and …

Q Chen, G Chatzigeorgiou, F Meraghni - International Journal of Solids …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this contribution, a probabilistic micromechanics damage framework is presented to
predict the macroscopic stress–strain response and progressive damage in unidirectional …

Three-dimensional FE2 method for the simulation of non-linear, rate-dependent response of composite structures

E Tikarrouchine, G Chatzigeorgiou, F Praud… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a two scale Finite Element method (FE 2), is presented to predict the non-linear
macroscopic response of 3D composite structures with periodic microstructure that exhibit a …

Cyclic behaviour of short glass fibre reinforced polyamide: Experimental study and constitutive equations

A Launay, MH Maitournam, Y Marco, I Raoult… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Polymer matrix composites are widely used in the automotive industry and undergo fatigue
loadings. The investigation of the nonlinear cyclic behaviour of such materials is a required …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the matrix behavior on the damage of ethylene–propylene glass fiber reinforced composite subjected to high strain rate tension

J Fitoussi, M Bocquet, F Meraghni - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigates the origin of the strain rate effect on the mechanical behavior of a
discontinuous glass fiber reinforced ethylene–propylene copolymer (EPC) matrix composite …

[HTML][HTML] First pseudo-grain failure model for inelastic composites with misaligned short fibers

S Kammoun, I Doghri, L Adam, G Robert… - Composites Part A …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new model and an experimental investigation of the elastic–plastic
flow until failure in short-fiber reinforced thermoplastics typically produced by injection …

Experimental methodology for high strain-rates tensile behaviour analysis of polymer matrix composites

J Fitoussi, F Meraghni, Z Jendli, G Hug… - Composites Science and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Material overall mechanical behaviour varies significantly under rapid straining as
compared to quasi-static loading. Analysing the damaged elastic behaviour of composite …

Periodic homogenization for fully coupled thermomechanical modeling of dissipative generalized standard materials

G Chatzigeorgiou, N Charalambakis… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The current work deals with periodic thermomechanical composite media, in which the
material constituents are considered to obey the generalized standard materials laws. The …

Multiaxial fatigue models for short glass fiber reinforced polyamide–Part I: Nonlinear anisotropic constitutive behavior for cyclic response

A Launay, MH Maitournam, Y Marco, I Raoult - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Components made of short glass fiber reinforced (SGFR) thermoplastics are increasingly
used in the automotive industry, and more frequently subjected to fatigue loadings during …