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A multi-scale computational strategy for structured thin sheets

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Engineering trends show an increasing use of multi-layered and structured thin sheets in innovative applications where the layer thickness approaches the microstructural scale. This paper presents a strategy to homogenize the actual three-dimensional heterogeneous sheet towards a shell continuum. Consistent scale transition relations are derived, providing the ability to solve the (generalized) stress-strain fields on both the microstructural and the engineering scale are obtained in a direct and coupled manner.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    E. W. C. Coenen, V. G. Kouznetsova & M. G. D. Geers

  2. Netherlands Institute for Metals Research, P.O. Box 5008, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands

    E. W. C. Coenen & V. G. Kouznetsova

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Coenen, E.W.C., Kouznetsova, V.G. & Geers, M.G.D. A multi-scale computational strategy for structured thin sheets. Int J Mater Form 1 (Suppl 1), 61–64 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-008-0044-x

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