Computation of Effective (Composite) Transversely Isotropic Engineering Constants Using Method of Cells (MOC) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in Abaqus
In this study, a composite is assumed to be made of carbon fiber T300 and 934-epoxy matrix. The typical properties for fiber and matrix are collected from the lecture of Dr. Binienda and the study of Ran et al. 2014. Method of cells (MOC) with the MATLAB application and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Abaqus are performed to predict the overall behavior of the composite from the known material properties of fiber and matrix. The computed effective transversely isotropic engineering constants obtained from the FEA analysis are validated, finally, by comparing with the result of analytical method (MOC).