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A Finite Element Model for Moisture Ab-/Desorption in Polymeric Matrix Based on Composite Materials

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Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology III

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The paper presents a finite element formulation of the problem of moisture ab-/desorption in composite materials structural elements (e.g. laminated structures), and in which the materials show deviations from classical Fickian behaviour, principally through the characteristics of the matrix. The phenomena are considered as time-dependent and - through the previous consideration - nonlinear. The finite element formulation is analysed, a time integration scheme described and the selection of the time-step for time integration discussed. Some experimental data are verified.

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  1. Composite Systems and Adhesion Research Group, Brussels Free University, (VUB), Pleinlaan, 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    W. P. De Wilde & M. Verheyden

  2. Numerical Analysis Chair, University of Bratislava, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    J. Kacur

  3. Department of Mathematical Analysis, State University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

    R. Van Keer

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  1. W. P. De Wilde
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  2. J. Kacur
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  3. R. Van Keer
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 19716, Newark, DE, USA

    S. G. Advani

  2. Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, S04 2AA, Southampton, UK

    W. R. Blain

  3. Faculteit Toegepaste Wetenschappen Dienst Analyse van Strukturen, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Belgium

    W. P. de Wilde

  4. Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, 19716, Newark, DE, USA

    J. W. Gillespie Jr.

  5. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA

    O. H. Griffin Jr.

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De Wilde, W.P., Kacur, J., Van Keer, R., Verheyden, M. (1992). A Finite Element Model for Moisture Ab-/Desorption in Polymeric Matrix Based on Composite Materials. In: Advani, S.G., Blain, W.R., de Wilde, W.P., Gillespie, J.W., Griffin, O.H. (eds) Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology III. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2874-2_41

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