Local stress-strain behaviour in short glass fibre reinforced polymers - a comparison of different simulation approaches with experimental results based on X-ray computed tomography data

Julia Maurer, Denise Christin Krölling, Michael Jerabek, Dietmar Salaberger, Johann Kastner, Zoltán Major

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Abstract

The objective of this work is the comparison of simulated and experimentally derived local stress-strain behaviour of short glass fibre reinforced polypropylene. For the local analysis, subvolumes of interest were extracted from computed tomography (CT) data and representative volume elements (RVEs) were simulated with Digimat. The selection was based on local strains measured by Digital Volume Correlation (DVC). Two different approaches were used for the simulations: namely the Digimat-FE Abaqus solver and the Digimat-FE FFT solver. The main focus was on the elastic behaviour, nevertheless new approaches for the comparison of the strain distribution in the plastic region were presented. Overall, the results from the Abaqus solver showed a stiffer behaviour compared to the FFT solver. Furthermore, good accordance between experiments and both simulation approaches were revealed for RVEs undergoing low strains.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials
EditorsAnastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Veronique Michaud
PublisherComposite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Pages1159-1166
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9782970161400
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: 26 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability
Volume1

Conference

Conference20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Period26.06.202230.06.2022

Keywords

  • Digital Volume Correlation
  • FE Simulation
  • Short Fibre Reinforced Polymers
  • X-ray Computed Tomography

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