On Application of Periodic Boundary Conditions in Micro/Meso Multi-Scale Analyses of Composites

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Both micro- and meso-scale structures are involved in the analyses of many composite materials such as filament-wound tubes. In this paper, a unified approach for applying periodic boundary conditions to micro/meso-scale repeated unit cell models in the finite element analysis is presented. As an application example, a two-scale analysis of a ±θ helical filament-wound tube is provided.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 345-346)

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983-986

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August 2007

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© 2007 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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DOI: 10.1016/s0045-7825(98)00227-8

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