fiber-orientation-tensors-and-mean-field-homogenization-application-to-sheet-molding-compound.pdf

• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2023

Effective mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites strongly depend on the microstructure, including the fibers' orientation. Studying this dependency, we identify the variety of fiber orientation tensors up to fourth-order using irreducible tensors and material symmetry. The case of...