Virtual testing applied to transverse multiple cracking of tows in woven ceramic composites

P. Pineau (1) , G. Couégnat , J. Lamon (2)

1 I2M - Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie de Bordeaux
2 MATEIS - Matériaux, ingénierie et science [Villeurbanne]

The present paper proposes a method of virtual testing with a view to investigating the local response of tows within textile ceramic matrix composite (CMC) under various loading conditions. The method was developed on 2D woven SiC/SiC composites. It capitalizes on knowledge on mechanical damage phenomenology and data established in previous works. It is applied to isolated transverse tows subjected to uniaxial loading by parallel longitudinal tows. The transverse tows contain heterogeneities like matrix voids, fibres and interphases. Mesh for finite element analysis is constructed from micrographs of composite cross section. Cracks were introduced into the mesh for simulation of multiple cracking. Transverse tow tensile behavior and data on distributions of flaw populations were derived from finite element computations of stress-state. Results were compared to experimental observations. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Mots clés: Composite cross section; Ceramic composites; Experimental observation; Matrix algebra; Finite element method; Ceramic materials; Weaving; Population statistics; Finite element computations; Loading condition; Local response; matrix; Mechanical damages; Multiple cracking; SiC/SiC composites; Tensile behaviors; Uni-axial loading; Virtual materials; Virtual testing; Ceramic matrix composites

Domaines: Matériaux

P. Pineau, G. Couégnat, J. Lamon. Virtual testing applied to transverse multiple cracking of tows in woven ceramic composites. Mechanics Research Communications, 2011, 38 (8), pp.579-585. ⟨10.1016/j.mechrescom.2011.08.001⟩. ⟨hal-01813689⟩