Multiscale modeling of damage evolution in nanographene reinforced epoxy polymer using the Internal State Variable approach

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dc.contributorUnnikrishnan, Vinu U.
dc.contributorChopra, Nitin
dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Samit
dc.contributor.authorSrivastav, Ankit
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-26T14:22:53Z
dc.date.available2017-04-26T14:22:53Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe work done in this thesis aims to improve understanding of advanced multifunctional nanocomposite materials by developing physics-based multi-scale model of nanoparticle reinforced polymer matrix composites in order to accelerate their implementation into aircraft structural applications. These objectives of material development are addressed through the use of computational material modeling. In this regard, a novel technique to model damage and damage evolution in polymer nanocomposites (PNC's) using the Internal State Variable (ISV) approach is proposed. The multi-scale aspects of the nanocomposite are captured by embedding local inhomogeneities and the localized nanoparticle (nanographene) and polymer atom interactions at the interface into a continuum scale model. This approach assumes that the damage evolution is primarily due to changes in non-bonded interactions at the nanoscale (nanoscale-informed damage mechanics model or NIDM model). The NIDM model attempts to (a) capture the stiffness and strength enhancements due to nanoscale reinforcement of graphene by tracking the change in Helmholtz free energy of nanocomposite over baseline polymer and (b) models the stiffness degradation using an internal state variable (ISV) approach based on the fundamental thermodynamic principles of damage mechanics. The unknown coefficients in the NIDM model are obtained by a least squares fit of the PNC stress-strain behavior using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. It is envisioned that the damage model can be easily incorporated into a FEA algorithm and used by NASA and the aerospace industry for structural design applications.en_US
dc.format.extent140 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001872
dc.identifier.otherSrivastav_alatus_0004M_12226
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2979
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectAerospace engineering
dc.subjectNanotechnology
dc.subjectMechanics
dc.titleMultiscale modeling of damage evolution in nanographene reinforced epoxy polymer using the Internal State Variable approachen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
etdms.degree.disciplineAerospace Engineering
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.
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