Variational Estimates for the Effective Response of Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Fiber Composites.

Authors :: Briggs, J. P.
Castaneda, P. Ponte
Source :: Journal of Applied Mechanics. Jul2002, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p470. 11p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 12 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Presents a study that applied a homogenization procedure to estimate the effective behavior of active composite materials consisting of aligned shape memory alloy (SMA) fibers. Description of the SMA constitutive model; Details on the thermal cycling of an SMA fiber with a constant tensile prestress; Discussion on homogenization estimates for nonlinear composites.

Subjects :: *ASYMPTOTIC homogenization
*FIBROUS composites
*SHAPE memory alloys

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