Abstract
Currently, research work modelling of interface phenomena of nanoparticle-reinforced composite materials, notably Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)-epoxy composites are investigated across the length scales. This paper describes the kinematics of nanoparticle-reinforced composite materials as a continuum media, the formulation of governing equations (fundamentals) and the statement of boundary conditions for multi-scale modelling of the material. The identification problem for the non-classical parameters of the model has been solved by experimental results and a method of conjugated gradients. The model has been validated to predict some basic mechanical properties of a polymeric matrix reinforced with nanoscale particles/fibres/tubes (including CNT) as a function of size and also dispersion of nanoparticles. The outcome of this paper is expected to have wide-ranging technical benefits with direct relevance to industry in the areas of transportation (aerospace, automotive, rail, maritime) and civil infrastructure development.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-241 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Conjugated gradients method
- Disperse composite
- Effective properties
- Identification problem
- Interphase layer
- Multiscale modelling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mathematics
- Modelling and Simulation
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Hardware and Architecture
- Software