Homogenization of Grewia Optiva Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite Using Higher Order Shear Deformation Theory

Abstract

The present work proposes a computational procedure for evaluating the homogenized property of laminated composite plate. This type of model is beneficial for determining the basic mechanical properties of a laminated composite with significantly lesser computational effort. In this work a formulation is presented which is based on Reddy’s higher-order shear deformation plate theory which takes into account the effect of transverse shear deformation in composite laminates. This method is capable of finding equivalent homogenized properties for the laminated composite having any type of lamination scheme. Further this formulation is used to homogenized property of Grewia optiva fiber reinforced epoxy composite with different volume fraction and lamina scheme are calculated by using the proposed formulation. The accuracy and validity of the present computational algorithm is ensured by comparing the results with the available literature which provides good results.