Characterization of Microstructure of Fibrous Composites Using High-Order Correlation Functions

Abstract:

This paper introduces the methodology of microstructural characterization of fibrous composites using correlation functions of different orders. Its implementation is demonstrated on several examples of modeled representative volume elements. The ways of obtaining values of the functions as well as the procedure of their approximation are presented. The possible applications of such methodology are discussed.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 243)
• Pages: 121-129
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.243.121
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Mikhail Tashkinov*
• Keywords: Correlation Functions, Fibrous Composites, Micro-Scale Mechanics, Microstructure Characterization, Randomness of Constituents

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