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Calculation of the Effective Properties of a Layered Fiber Composite

Geometry creation

Create a composite.

On the command panel, select the geometry construction module (Mode - Geometry, Entity — Create Composite).

Select from the list Laminated Multy Fiber.

Set the following parameters:

Click Create.

Meshing

On the command bar, select the volume mesh module (Mode — Mesh, Entity - Volume, Action - Mesh).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply Scheme.

Click Mesh.

Setting the material

In the command bar, select the module for specifying material properties (Mode - Material, Entity - Materials Management).

Create two materials.

material 1 - Properties of the thread material:

material 2 - Properties of the matrix material:

Click Apply.

Close the Materials management window.

Setting the block properties

When creating the composite, 2 blocks were automatically created.

1. Set the parameters for block №1.

On the command bar, select the block management module (Mode - Blocks, Entity - Block, Action - Block properties/parameters).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

2. Set the parameters for block №2.

On the command bar, select the block management module (Mode - Blocks, Entity - Block, Action - Block properties/parameters).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

Starting calculation

1. Specify the type of task that you want to solve.

On the command bar, select the calculation settings module (Mode - Calculation Settings, Calculation settings — Effective Properties, Effective Properties - General).

Select:

Click Apply.

Click Start Calculation.

Results analysis

In the window that appears, select:

Click Process the data.

The resulting orthotropic material will be automatically added to the list of materials.

Using Console Interface

Geometry creating, meshing, setting boundary conditions and materials can be performed using the console interface. Below is a link to the program code that allows you to perform the steps described above manual, you only need to specify the full path and name.

composite_fibers