
Practical Micromechanics of Composite Materials
- 1st Edition - July 29, 2021
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Authors: Jacob Aboudi, Steven M. Arnold, Brett A. Bednarcyk
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 6 3 7 - 9
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 0 2 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 6 3 8 - 6
Practical Micromechanics of Composite Materials provides an accessible treatment of micromechanical theories for the analysis and design of multi-phased composites. Writ… Read more

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Request a sales quotePractical Micromechanics of Composite Materials provides an accessible treatment of micromechanical theories for the analysis and design of multi-phased composites. Written with both students and practitioners in mind and coupled with a fully functional MATLAB code to enable the solution of technologically relevant micromechanics problems, the book features an array of illustrative example problems and exercises highlighting key concepts and integrating the MATLAB code. The MATLAB scripts and functions empower readers to enhance and create new functionality tailored to their needs, and the book and code highly complement one another. The book presents classical lamination theory and then proceeds to describe how to obtain effective anisotropic properties of a unidirectional composite (ply) via micromechanics and multiscale analysis. Calculation of local fields via mechanical and thermal strain concentration tensors is presented in a unified way across several micromechanics theories. The importance of these local fields is demonstrated through the determination of consistent Margins of Safety (MoS) and failure envelopes for thermal and mechanical loading. Finally, micromechanics-based multiscale progressive damage is discussed and implemented in the accompanying MATLAB code.
- Emphasizes appropriate application of micromechanics theories to composite behavior
- Addresses multiple popular micromechanics theories, which are provided in MATLAB
- Discusses stresses and strains resulting from realistic thermal and mechanical loading
- Includes availability of solution manual for professors using the book in the classroom
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Chapter Outline
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Fundamentals of composite materials and structures
- 1.3 Modeling of composites
- 1.4 MATLAB code
- 1.5 Description of the book layout
- 1.6 Suggestions of how to use the book
- References
- 2 Lamination theory using macromechanics
- Chapter Outline
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Linear thermoelastic behavior
- 2.3 Lamination theory
- 2.4 MATLAB implementation of classical lamination theory
- 2.5 Laminate example problems
- 2.6 Laminate notation and classification
- 2.7 Summary
- 2.8 Exercises
- References
- 3 Closed form micromechanics
- Chapter Outline
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Fundamentals of the mechanics of multiphase materials
- 3.3 Strain and stress concentration tensors for two-phase composites
- 3.4 The Voigt approximation
- 3.5 The Reuss approximation
- 3.6 Eshelby equivalent inclusion method: the dilute case
- 3.7 The Mori-Tanaka (MT) method
- 3.8 The method of cells for continuously fiber-reinforced materials (doubly periodic)
- 3.9 Thermomechanical effects
- 3.10 Numerical methods
- 3.11 MATLAB implementation of stand-alone micromechanics and micromechanics-based CLT
- 3.12 Example micromechanics problems
- 3.13 Summary
- 3.14 Exercises
- 3.15 Appendix: Establishment of Eq. (3.88)
- References
- 4 Failure criteria and margins of safety
- Chapter Outline
- Abstract
- 4.1 Failure criteria
- 4.2 Margins of safety (MoS)
- 4.3 MATLAB implementation of margins of safety calculation
- 4.4 Examples problems
- 4.5 Summary
- 4.6 Exercises
- References
- 5 The generalized method of cells (GMC) micromechanics theory
- Chapter Outline
- Abstract
- 5.1 Geometry and basic relations
- 5.2 Interfacial displacement continuity conditions
- 5.3 Interfacial continuity of tractions
- 5.4 Overall mechanical constitutive law
- 5.5 Thermomechanical effects
- 5.6 MATLAB implementation
- 5.7 Example problems
- 5.8 Advanced topics
- 5.9 Summary
- 5.10 Exercises
- References
- 6 The high-fidelity generalized method of cells (HFGMC) micromechanics theory
- Chapter Outline
- Abstract
- 6.1 Geometry and second-order displacement expansion
- 6.2 Local governing equations
- 6.3 Interfacial continuity and periodicity conditions
- 6.4 Overall mechanical system of equations
- 6.5 The mechanical strain concentration tensor
- 6.6 The effective mechanical properties
- 6.7 Thermomechanical effects
- 6.8 Contrast between HFGMC and finite-element analysis
- 6.9 MATLAB implementation
- 6.10 Example problems
- 6.11 Summary
- 6.12 Advanced topics
- 6.13 Exercises
- References
- 7 Progressive damage and failure
- Chapter Outline
- Abstract
- 7.1 MATLAB implementation
- 7.2 Pathological mesh dependence in HFGMC
- 7.3 Constituent strength consistency
- 7.4 PMC example problems
- 7.5 CMC example problems
- 7.6 Concluding remarks
- 7.7 Progressive damage self-learning
- References
- Index
- Material properties
- Repeating Unit Cells (RUCs)
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 29, 2021
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 416
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128206379
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323990288
- eBook ISBN: 9780128206386
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Jacob Aboudi
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Steven M. Arnold
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