RT Journal Article ID 4f4d6b7609f8a981 A1 Vernerey, Franck J. A1 Chevalier, Thibaud T1 A MULTISCALE MICRO-CONTINUUM MODEL TO CAPTURE STRAIN LOCALIZATION IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS JF International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering JO JMC YR 2012 FD 2012-05-23 VO 10 IS 5 SP 487 OP 501 K1 nonlocal theory K1 strain localization K1 damage K1 size effects AB This paper presents a plasticity/damage formulation in the context of the physically based micro-continuum theory for multiphase materials described in a companion paper (see Vernerey, A physically-based micro-continuum theory, Mech. Adv. Mater. Struct., 2012). Based on a micro-structurally motivated decomposition of the deformation, the presented inelastic formulation is capable of characterizing the independent plastic/damage processes occurring in different phases (such as fiber or inclusions) and predicting the overall material behavior. The inelastic constitutive relation can thus be cast in a simple, physically motivated form, compared to conventional models. Such a formulation is thus very attractive for establishing a link between materials structure and properties. To illustrate the presented framework, we apply the micro-continuum model to the tensile failure of fiber-reinforced composite and compare it to a "brute force" approach in which the microstructure is explicitly modeled. We show that the model captures accurately the evolution of various features that cannot be calculated with conventional methods such as the independent stress, strain, and damage in the matrix and fibers and the fiber/matrix interface. Moreover, the existence of a size effect during failure is accounted for correctly. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/61fd1b191cf7e96f,58ae1c03228f5d43,4f4d6b7609f8a981.html