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The boundary strip method (BSM) is applied for evaluation of the transverse mechanical properties of fibrous composites with random and periodical fiber distributions. This special semi numerical method helps find the link between the microscopic behavior of the composite material and its macroscopic response in a rather detailed manner, enabling definition of stress and strain magnitudes at each point of the cross section. Here, specifically statistical model based on the boundary strip method, is used for assessment of the transverse effective moduli of fibrous composites. Random fiber distributions are compared with periodic fiber distributions having square or hexagonal array arrangements. Those are the common models used nowadays and modeled by the finite element or the boundary element. A comparison with the bounds of the polarization extremum principles is conducted too. The influence of the randomly distributed fibers on the transverse effective moduli is investigated and a good correlation is found between the results of the present model and the lower bound of the polarization extremum principles.
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Michael, O., Avrashi, J. & Rosenhouse, G. The use of boundary strip method (BSM) for evaluation of the transverse mechanical properties of fibrous composites. Appl Compos Mater 2, 73–91 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569251
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