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Model used for the properties of a lamina in connection with multi-scale computational homogenization frameworks for the non-linear behavior of heterogeneous thin shells

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T.J. Massart, B.C.N. Mercatoris, B. Piezel, P. Berke
Building, Architecture & Town Planning CP 194/2 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: thmassar@batir.ulb.ac.be
L. Laiarinandrasana (1), A. Thionnet (2)
(1) Centre des Matériaux – Mines ParisTech 
CNRS UMR 7633, BP 87 – 91003 Evry Cedex, France
(2) Université de Bourgogne, Mirande 
BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France

“Multi-scale modelling of heterogeneous shell structures”, Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, 18: 53–71, 2011.

ABSTRACT: This paper reviews multi-scale computational homogenisation frameworks for the non-linear behaviour of heterogeneous thin planar shells. Based on a review of some of the currently available methods, a computational homogenisation scheme for shells is applied on to representative volume elements for plain weave composites. The effect of flexural loading on the potential failure modes of such materials is analysed, focusing on the reinforcement-matrix delamination mechanism. The attention is next shifted toward failure localisation in masonry unit cells. Subsequently, a recently developed computational FE solution scheme accounting for damage localisation at structural scales based on RVE computations is applied.

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