Boundary conditions for unit cells from periodic microstructures and their implications

• Published in: Composites science and technology Vol. 68; no. 9; pp. 1962 - 1974
• Main Author: Li, Shuguang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: B. Mechanical properties; C. Anisotropy; C. Elastic properties; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); C. Modelling; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Physics; Solid mechanics; Static elasticity (thermoelasticity...); Structural and continuum mechanics; Unit cells; B. Mechanical properties; C. Anisotropy; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); C. Modelling; Unit cells; C. Elastic properties; Fiber reinforced material; Theoretical study; Mechanical properties; Dispersion reinforced material; Boundary condition; Modeling; Composite material; Periodic structure; Micromechanics; Finite element method; Numerical simulation; Elastic properties

The most important aspect of formulating unit cells for micromechanical analysis of materials of patterned microstructures is the derivation of appropriate boundary conditions for them. There is lack of a comprehensive account on the derivation of boundary conditions in the literature, while the use...