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Ican/part: particulate composite analyzer, user's manual and verification studies
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Murthy, Pappu L. N. Mital, Subodh K. Goldberg, Robert K. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | A methodology for predicting the equivalent properties and constituent microstresses for particulate matrix composites, based on the micromechanics approach, is developed. These equations are integrated into a computer code developed to predict the equivalent properties and microstresses of fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites to form a new computer code, ICAN/PART. Details of the flowchart, input and output for ICAN/PART are described, along with examples of the input and output. Only the differences between ICAN/PART and the original ICAN code are described in detail, and the user is assumed to be familiar with the structure and usage of the original ICAN code. Detailed verification studies, utilizing dim dimensional finite element and boundary element analyses, are conducted in order to verify that the micromechanics methodology accurately models the mechanics of particulate matrix composites. ne equivalent properties computed by ICAN/PART fall within bounds established by the finite element and boundary element results. Furthermore, constituent microstresses computed by ICAN/PART agree in average sense with results computed using the finite element method. The verification studies indicate that the micromechanics programmed into ICAN/PART do indeed accurately model the mechanics of particulate matrix composites. |
| File Size | 2208499 |
| Page Count | 54 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960052269 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t42r8rw4t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Micromechanics Finite Element Method Polymer Matrix Composites Particulate Sampling Predictions Particulates Fiber Composites Boundaries User Manuals Computer Programs Computer Programs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
