%0 Journal Article
%T Finite element procedure for stress amplification factor recovering in a representative volume of composite materials
%A Paulo Cesar Plaisant Junior
%A Fl¨˘vio Luiz de Silva Bussamra
%A Francisco Kioshi Arakaki
%J Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
%D 2011
%I Institute of Aeronautics and Space
%X 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.
%K Micromechanics
%K Finite element analysis
%K Composites
%K Stress amplification factor
%K Microstress distribution
%U http://www.jatm.com.br/papers/vol3_n3/JATMv3n3_p239-250_Finite_element_procedure_for_stress_amplification_factor_recovering_in_a_representative_volume_of_composite_materials.pdf