Term Project-I Mechanics of Composites

Student Groupings with fiber and matrix properties:

Group Name Fiber Matrix

Shreedhar Sahoo 1 1
Jawahar Konathala
Group 1 Gyanu Singh
Ravi Kumar Suman 1 2
Parveen Sahni
Group 2 Mihira Kumar Soren
U Nandeesh 1 3
Amit Sikarwar
Group 3 Arvind Kumar Sharma
Nilesh Paliwal 1 4
Manoj Shikhar
Group 4 Utkarsh Raj
Divakar Kumar 1 5
Atul Dubey
Group 5 Songa Paulson
Lawrenzi Samuel 2 1
Chetla Venugopal
Group 6 Kumar Arpit
Vyas Shashank Dhananjay 2 2
Chaudhari Dhiraj Keshavrao
Group 7 Sourav Chattaraj
Sourav Bansal 2 3
Shah Rohan Jayesh Bhai
Group 8 Manoj Jhajharia
Nikhil Khatedi 2 4
Ayachitula Phani Santosh
Group 9 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Ponnoju Rahul 2 5
Arun Chauhan
Group
10 Chetan Indolia
Fibers:

Fiber code Name of Fiber E (in GPa) nu

1 Glass 72.4 0.2
2 Weak Glass 20 0.2
Matrix Properties:

Matrix code Name of Matrix E (in GPa) nu

1 Epoxy-1 3.45 0.35
2 Epoxy-2 5.35 0.35
3 3501-6 Epoxy 4.2 0.35
4 BSL914C Epoxy 3.35 0.35
5 Epoxy-3 2.76 0.35
This term project requires you to critically examine and gather insights about some of the things
you have learnt about Uni-directional continuous fiber composites.

Essential tasks to be done:

1. Plot the dependence of equivalent properties (E1, E2 and G12) on fiber volume fraction
using the rule of mixtures, modified rule of mixtures and Chamis’ rule.
2. Create basic models using any finite element software and critically examine the iso-
stress (both if fibers are arranged orderly and randomly) and iso-strain assumptions
3. Examine transverse isotropy. In class we discussed that if the fiber is randomly placed,
the material displays same behavior in two axis (transverse isotropy). Build FE models
with random fiber placement and load in two directions and verify if response is the
same. Does your model show transverse isotropy irrespective of number of fibers?

For the three tasks, use three fiber volume fractions: 0.20, 0.25 and 0.3

This is an open ended project; students are encouraged to do analysis over and above the
suggestions above. Some suggestions can be:

1. Derive the stiffness of the composite by individually applying 6 boundary conditions and
analyzing.
2. Instead of isotropic fiber, will any one of the above conclusions change if fiber is
Carbon?
3. Derive the stress concentration factor and compare with Skudra’s chart.

Link for the python script generator : https://janga1997.github.io/abaqus/

You have freedom to use any Finite element software of your choice. The above link works only
for ABAQUS though. Also, since the link is underdevelopment, there may be few bugs.

A report with the above calculations must be submitted by 1st of April 2018. Save all your OBD
files for inspection. Results without the output files will be viewed with suspicion.