Nassibeh Hosseini1, Samad Javid1, Ali Amiri1, Chad Ulven1,*, Dean C. Webster2, Ghodrat Karami1
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 205-215, 2015, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2015.634112
Abstract In this study, a novel, bio-based polyol was used in the formulation of a polyurethane (PU) matrix for a
composite material where fl ax fi ber was used as the reinforcement. The viscoelastic properties of the matrix
and fl ax fi ber were determined by a linear viscoelastic model through experimentation and the results were
used as input for the material properties in the computational model. A fi nite element micromechanical model
of a representative volume element (RVE) in terms of repeating unit cells (RUC) was developed to predict the
mechanical properties of composites. Six loading conditions were applied on… More >
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