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Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Short Fiber Reinforced Composites

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Mechanics of Microstructured Materials

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 464))

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A discussion of selected modeling approaches for studying the mechanical and thermal expansion behavior of short fiber reinforced composites is given, the emphasis being put on mean field and unit cell models. Aligned and randomly oriented reinforcement geometries as well as more general fiber orientations described via orientation distribution functions are addressed.

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Böhm, H.J. (2004). Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Short Fiber Reinforced Composites. In: Böhm, H.J. (eds) Mechanics of Microstructured Materials. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 464. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2776-6_2

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