@article{8cab8a040c2947deb371406197c3658a,
title = "Observation and simulation of indentation damage in a SiC-SiCfibre ceramic matrix composite",
abstract = "FEMME, a multi-scale Finite Element Microstructure MEshfree fracture model has been applied to simulate the effect of microstructure on the development of discontinuous cracking and damage coalescence during the Hertzian indentation of a SiC–SiC fibre composite. This was studied experimentally by digital volume correlation analysis of high-resolution synchrotron X-ray computed tomographs, which quantified the damage via measurement of the 3D displacement fields within the material. The experimental data are compared with the model simulations, and demonstrate the applicability of the modelling strategy to simulate damage development in a heterogeneous quasi-brittle material.",
keywords = "X-ray computed tomography, digital volume correlation, Hertzian indentation, microstructure, SiC-SiC fibre composite, finite elements, meshfree, multi-scale",
author = "Luis Saucedo-Mora and Mahmoud Mostafavi and Danial Khoshkhou and Christina Reinhard and Robert Atwood and Shuang Zhao and Brian Connolly and Marrow, {Thomas James}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was carried out with the support of the UK EPSRC project “QUBE: Quasi-Brittle fracture: a 3D Experimentally-validated approach” ( EP/J019992/1 ) and also contributes to the Joint Programme on Nuclear Materials (JPNM) of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). The authors acknowledge the beam time award at the Joint Engineering, Environmental and Processing (I12) beamline (Experiment EE7730) and the help of Dr. H. {\c C}etinel and Mr. S. Barhli to conduct the experiment. MM and TJM gratefully acknowledge the support of Oxford Martin School and MM acknowledges the support of Linacre College, Oxford through a Junior Research Fellowship. The Manchester X-Ray Imaging Facility (Dr. S.A. McDonald and Professor P.M. Mummery) are thanked for the loan of the loading rig. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
year = "2016",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1016/j.finel.2015.11.003",
language = "English",
volume = "110",
pages = "11--19",
journal = "Finite Elements in Analysis and Design",
issn = "0168-874X",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}