Jul 2014

1. RVE Acceptable Size to be Counted as Micro

   Entry #67

   27 Jul 2014

   7:47 am

   Farzad

   5 comments

   Just a general question about Homogenization , when we are selecting the RVE , how much should it be smaller than the Macro dimensions of the model , to be counted micro , I mean only that one part of the model is being repeated is enough to define the periodicity or it should be very smaller in...

2. What is a Composite Material, Exactly?

   Entry #66

   25 Jul 2014

   4:13 pm

   Wenbin Yu

   0 comments

   We are so familiiar with composites that we almost forget what it is. Some say a composite material is a material which is anisotropic and heterogeneous. First, I would like to argue that anisotropy cannot be used to define composites although composites are usually anisotropic. We do have...