Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials

E. J. Barbero, CRC Press, 2007

Errata Boundary Conditions in Chapter 6
The six CE for the two pairs of edges defined by the planes x2 = a2 and x3 = a3 are
u1 (x1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u1 (x1 , a2 , a3 ) =
u2 (x1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u2 (x1 , a2 , a3 ) =
u3 (x1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u3 (x1 , a2 , a3 ) =

a2
0
0

u1 (x1 , +a2 , a3 ) u1 (x1 , a2 , +a3 ) =

u2 (x1 , +a2 , a3 ) u2 (x1 , a2 , +a3 ) =
u3 (x1 , +a2 , a3 ) u3 (x1 , a2 , +a3 ) =

a2
0
0

a1 < x1 < a1
(6.38)
a1 < x1 < a1

... The resulting CE are as follows

u1 (+a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u1 (a1 , a2 , a3 )
u2 (+a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u2 (a1 , a2 , a3 )
u3 (+a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u3 (a1 , a2 , a3 )

= a2
= a1
=0

u1 (+a1 , +a2 , a3 ) u1 (a1 , a2 , +a3 )

u2 (+a1 , +a2 , a3 ) u2 (a1 , a2 , +a3 )
u3 (+a1 , +a2 , a3 ) u3 (a1 , a2 , +a3 )

= a2
= a1
=0

u1 (a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u1 (+a1 , a2 , a3 ) = a2

u2 (a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u2 (+a1 , a2 , a3 ) = a1
u3 (a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) u3 (+a1 , a2 , a3 ) = 0

(6.39)

u1 (+a1 , a2 , +a3 ) u1 (a1 , +a2 , a3 ) = a2

u2 (+a1 , a2 , +a3 ) u2 (a1 , +a2 , a3 ) = a1
u3 (+a1 , a2 , +a3 ) u3 (a1 , +a2 , a3 ) = 0
... is expanded into its three components, using tensor notation for strains, as follows
u1 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) u1 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) = 2a1 011
u2 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) u2 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) = 2a1 021
u3 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) u3 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) =

(6.41)

2a1 031

... is expanded into its three components, using tensor notation for strains, as follows
u1 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) u1 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) = 2a2 12
u2 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) u2 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) = 2a2 22
u3 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) u3 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) = 2a2 32

(6.42)

... is expanded into its three components, using tensor notation for strains, as follows
u1 (x1 , x2 , a3 ) u1 (x1 , x2 , a3 ) = 2a3 13
u2 (x1 , x2 , a3 ) u2 (x1 , x2 , a3 ) = 2a3 23
u3 (x1 , x2 , a3 ) u3 (x1 , x2 , a3 ) = 2a3 33
1

(6.43)

Four pairs of corners need to be analyzed one at a time. For each pair, the corners are
located symmetrically with respect to the center of the RVE located at coordinates (0, 0, 0).
The resulting CE are as follows
ui (+a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) ui (a1 , a2 , a3 ) 2a1 i2 2a2 i2 2a3 i3 = 0
ui (+a1 , +a2 , a3 ) ui (a1 , a2 , +a3 ) 2a1 i2 2a2 i2 + 2a3 i3 = 0
ui (a1 , +a2 , +a3 ) ui (+a1 , a2 , a3 ) + 2a1 i2 2a2 i2 2a3 i3 = 0

(1)
(2)
(3)

ui (+a1 , a2 , +a3 ) ui (a1 , +a2 , a3 ) 2a1 i2 + 2a2 i2 2a3 i3 = 0

(4)
(6.47)

... Therefore, in a laminated RVE the constraint equations (6.13) and (6.14) become the
following. On the periodic pair of faces x1 = a1 , the CE are derived from (6.13) as
u1 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) u1 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) 2a1 11
u2 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) u2 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) 2a1 21
u3 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) u3 (a1 , x2 , x3 ) 2a1 31

=0
=0
=0

(6.48)

and on the pair of faces x2 = a2 , the CE are are derived from (6.14)
u1 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) u1 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) 2a2 12
u2 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) u2 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) 2a2 22
u3 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) u3 (x1 , a2 , x3 ) 2a2 32

=0
=0
=0

(6.49)

...
u1 (+a1 , a2 , x3 ) u1 (a1 , +a2 , x3 ) 2a1 11 + 2a2 12
u2 (+a1 , a2 , x3 ) u2 (a1 , +a2 , x3 ) 2a1 21 + 2a2 22
u3 (+a1 , a2 , x3 ) u3 (a1 , +a2 , x3 ) 2a3 32

=0
=0
=0

(6.51)