Xinrun Liu, Xing-Yuan Miao, Seyed Sina Samareh-Mousavi, Xiao Chen
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Entire processes are fully automated using a MATLAB script, eliminating the need to open the FEA software interface. The validation studies of the reconstructed two-dimensional models, assembled with the wrinkle-defect model, demonstrate their feasibility. The performance of the model is examined in terms of strain and displacement at the connecting boundaries, load–displacement curve, and interlayer failure prediction. 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Finite element mesh transition for local–global modeling of composite structures
This study presents an automatic mesh generation algorithm designed to address computational challenges in simulating small-scale defects within large composite structures. The algorithm seamlessly transitions from a coarse mesh, corresponding to the global structure, to a highly refined mesh in targeted local regions of interest. The transition element number and shape can be adjusted by the specified parameters. Tailored to complement this method for non-homogeneous composite models, which include multiple materials such as cohesive layers representing interlayer properties, a volume fraction calculator is integrated to automatically assign the mixture material property in each transition element. Entire processes are fully automated using a MATLAB script, eliminating the need to open the FEA software interface. The validation studies of the reconstructed two-dimensional models, assembled with the wrinkle-defect model, demonstrate their feasibility. The performance of the model is examined in terms of strain and displacement at the connecting boundaries, load–displacement curve, and interlayer failure prediction. The mesh transition model achieves agreeable results compared to a fully fine mesh model, and a 92% reduction in computational time in stress analysis, showing the efficiency of the mesh transition for local–global modeling of composite structures.