@inproceedings{7e0ee48468b74082bed2a642dc09ccd0,
title = "Damage progress simulation in unidirectional composites by extended finite element method (XFEM)",
abstract = "Damage initiation and propagation in unidirectional glass fibre reinforced epoxy matrix composites under tension load were simulated in this study. Cell models with either single fibre or multiple fibres were modelled by extended finite element method (XFEM). The damage progress in the cells was investigated and then the nominal stress-strain curves as well as stress distributions in the fibre and matrix were obtained. Results presented here indicate that the extended finite element method is an effective modelling technique to study the initiation and propagation of a crack along an arbitrary, mesh-independent, solution-dependent path.",
keywords = "Damage evolution, Damage propagation, Extended finite element method, Fibre reinforced composites, Micromechanical modelling",
author = "Huaiwen Wang and Qin, \{Qing Hua\} and Hongwei Zhou and Hui Miao",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.152-153.73",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780878492039",
series = "Advanced Materials Research",
pages = "73--76",
booktitle = "New Materials and Advanced Materials",
note = "2010 International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ICAMMP 2010 ; Conference date: 06-11-2010 Through 08-11-2010",
}