RVE Modelling of Unidirectional Composites in ABAQUS

This video is a hands-on video showing how you can undertake a Representative Volume Element (RVE) modelling of unidirectional composites. We model here an E-glass fibre reinforced polypropylene matrix composite with a 35% fibre volume fraction. I have shown the setup of the random arrangement of the fibre within the matrix medium.

The video explores five case studies which represent different uniaxial and shear load cases imposed on the RVE. At the end of the simulation, stress-strain plot are generated from the simulation.

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TIME STAMPS
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0:00 - Theory: UD composite introduction
3:04 - Theory: Virtual domain and material
3:56 - Theory: Simulation case studies modelled
8:39 - Simulation: Start of ABAQUS modelling
16:18 - Implementation of loads and boundary conditions
20:13 - Setup of Case I: Uniaxial Z (fibre-axis) tension
24:55 - Setup of Case II: Uniaxial X (transverse-to-fibre axis) tension
27:30 - Setup of Case III: Uniaxial Y (transverse-to-fibre axis) compression
29:29 - Setup of Case IV: Shear XY (in-plane)
33:30 - Setup of Case V: Shear YZ (out-of-plane)
38:37 - Visualization of simulation results
44:33 - Extracting stress-strain data from simulations

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📥* DOWNLOAD LINK TO SOFTWARE
1️⃣ PBCGenLite: A software for applying periodic boundary condition - https://cmvideos.ck.page/products/pbc...

2️⃣ MontCarlGen2D: A software for creating random inclusions in 2D RVEs
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3️⃣ PBCGen2D: A software for applying periodic boundary condition
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✔️*Link to Michael Okereke's Finite Element Applications textbook
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Okereke, M. and Keates, S., 2018. Finite element applications. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. https://amzn.to/3Bv54Di

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