Structure-property relationships in flow formed discontinuous fiber reinforced composites

Kunc, Vlastimil

Structure-property relationships in flow formed discontinuous fiber reinforced composites

dc.contributor.author	Kunc, Vlastimil	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Case, Scott W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Batra, Romesh C.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Patil, Mayuresh J.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Dillard, David A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	De Vita, Raffaella	en
dc.contributor.department	Engineering Science and Mechanics	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-12T06:00:08Z	en
dc.date.available	2015-06-12T06:00:08Z	en
dc.date.issued	2013-12-18	en
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation presents a new method for obtaining fully anisotropic stiffness tensor for materials containing discontinuous curverd fibers. It is demonstrated that the definition of fiber configuration and configuration averaging allow us to obtain better match with experimental results when compared to theory relying on the assumption of straight fibers. The experimental results are obtained using novel X-ray micro-tomography setup allowing observation of material microstructure under load.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	vt_gsexam:1830	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52934	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	composites	en
dc.subject	micromechanics	en
dc.subject	elasticity	en
dc.title	Structure-property relationships in flow formed discontinuous fiber reinforced composites	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Engineering Mechanics	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en