The Finite Element Method in Thermosetting Polymers’ and FRPs’ Supramolecular Structure and Thermomechanical Properties’ Modeling
Alexander Korolev, Alexander Zadorin, Maxim Mishnev, Reynier Suardíaz, Hernández-Rodríguez Erix Wiliam · 2024
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Alexander Korolev and co-authors build a computer model of cured epoxy and of glass-fiber plastic made from the same base. Their 2024 work uses the finite element method, which splits a solid into small parts and tracks how each part bends and heats. The model starts from the tiny linked structure of the cured resin.
Glass rods are then added to turn the resin model into a model of the full plastic. A single value for structure density sets how the small parts sit and join. The team matched model results to lab tests of strength and stretch at set heat levels. The model tracked both short pulls and slow creep over time with high accuracy. Such a model can help engineers guess how a part will act before they build it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alexander Korolev, Alexander Zadorin, Maxim Mishnev, Reynier Suardíaz, Hernández-Rodríguez Erix Wiliam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |