A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media

Computational homogenization is adopted to assess the homogenized two-dimensional response of periodic composite materials where the typical microstructural dimension is not negligible with respect to the structural sizes. A micropolar homogenization is, therefore, considered coupling a Cosserat m...

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Main Authors: M.L. De Bellis, D. Addessi
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2014-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero29/numero_29_art_5.pdf
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description Computational homogenization is adopted to assess the homogenized two-dimensional response of periodic composite materials where the typical microstructural dimension is not negligible with respect to the structural sizes. A micropolar homogenization is, therefore, considered coupling a Cosserat medium at the macro-level with a Cauchy medium at the micro-level, where a repetitive Unit Cell (UC) is selected. A third order polynomial map is used to apply deformation modes on the repetitive UC consistent with the macro-level strain components. Hence, the perturbation displacement field arising in the heterogeneous medium is characterized. Thus, a newly defined micromechanical approach, based on the decomposition of the perturbation fields in terms of functions which depend on the macroscopic strain components, is adopted. Then, to estimate the effective micropolar constitutive response, the well known identification procedure based on the Hill-Mandel macro-homogeneity condition is exploited. Numerical examples for a specific composite with cubic symmetry are shown. The influence of the selection of the UC is analyzed and some critical issues are outlined.
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spelling doaj-art-1183cc4cb0ae4dd1a3d5753957b4fac82025-01-02T23:01:46ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89931971-89932014-07-01829374810.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.05A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic mediaM.L. De Bellis,0D. Addessi1Università di Roma “Sapienza”Università di Roma “Sapienza”Computational homogenization is adopted to assess the homogenized two-dimensional response of periodic composite materials where the typical microstructural dimension is not negligible with respect to the structural sizes. A micropolar homogenization is, therefore, considered coupling a Cosserat medium at the macro-level with a Cauchy medium at the micro-level, where a repetitive Unit Cell (UC) is selected. A third order polynomial map is used to apply deformation modes on the repetitive UC consistent with the macro-level strain components. Hence, the perturbation displacement field arising in the heterogeneous medium is characterized. Thus, a newly defined micromechanical approach, based on the decomposition of the perturbation fields in terms of functions which depend on the macroscopic strain components, is adopted. Then, to estimate the effective micropolar constitutive response, the well known identification procedure based on the Hill-Mandel macro-homogeneity condition is exploited. Numerical examples for a specific composite with cubic symmetry are shown. The influence of the selection of the UC is analyzed and some critical issues are outlined.http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero29/numero_29_art_5.pdfComposites; Homogenization; Micropolar Continua; Periodicity.
spellingShingle M.L. De Bellis,
D. Addessi
A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Composites; Homogenization; Micropolar Continua; Periodicity.
title A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
title_full A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
title_fullStr A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
title_full_unstemmed A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
title_short A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
title_sort micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media
topic Composites; Homogenization; Micropolar Continua; Periodicity.
url http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero29/numero_29_art_5.pdf
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