Abstract:
In order to effectively simulate the time-dependent, nonlinear and multiphysics response of the new type of multi-functional smart materials-metal core piezoelectric and piezomagnetic fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite (MPPF/PMC), an incremental micromechanics model was developed based on the variational asymptotic method. Firstly, the incremental constitutive equations of polymer, piezoelectric/piezomagnetic materials and metal materials were derived respectively, and a unified constitutive equation was established. Considering the time-dependent and nonlinear characteristics of composites, an incremental procedure in conjunction with an instantaneous tangential electro-magneto-mechanical matrix of composites was established. The fluctuate functions of field variables were solved by minimizing the approximate energy functional and realized by finite element method, resulting in a micromechanics model as close as possible to the physical and engineering authenticity. The numerical example of aluminum core piezoelectric (BaTiO
3) and piezomagnetic (CoFe
2O
4) polymer matrix shows that this constructed model can be used to simulate the effective response of MPPF/PMCs under different physical fields and can accurately capture the stress mutation phenomenon between the fiber and the matrix.