Abstract
The presence of complex microstructures in heterogeneous materials - matrix-inclusion composites - precludes any simple analytical solution of the effective transport/elastic properties and, therefore, of the damage patterns and propagation. Consequently, computer models provide the only theoretical method capable of grasping the spatio-temporal cooperative nature of the phenomena involved. In this paper we briefly discuss the `spring-network models,' which rely on high resolution finite difference grids below the crystal (or inclusion) scales; systems having several million degrees of freedom can presently be simulated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 802-805 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Engineering Mechanics. Part 1 (of 2) - Boulder, CO, USA Duration: May 21 1995 → May 24 1995 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Engineering Mechanics. Part 1 (of 2) |
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| City | Boulder, CO, USA |
| Period | 5/21/95 → 5/24/95 |
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Computer simulations of damage formation and propagation in composites. / Ostoja-Starzewski, M.
1995. 802-805 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Engineering Mechanics. Part 1 (of 2), Boulder, CO, USA, .Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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