Micro-structural modelling and parameter identification of glass-fibre reinforced polymers through digital volume correlation and finite element analysis. KU Leuven
Driven by the need for lighter materials with better performance, models for the mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced composites have reached a significant level of maturity. The key bottleneck has now become the measurement and detailed understanding of the matrix and interface properties that those models require. While some incremental progress has been achieved, those measurements remain time-consuming,expensive, lab- or ...