Title :
Eco-composite design method
Author :
Chen, Bing-Chung ; Kikuchi, Noburu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Appl. Mech., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
In this work, the homogenization design method (HDM) is proposed to design material microstructure made of environmental friendly constituents. This research aims at employing HDM techniques to design the topology of microstructure with specified mechanical properties and extend previous works to accommodate material design with three constituents phases. Special efforts have been made to design materials with unusual coefficients of thermal expansion, in particular, materials with zero and negative expansion properties
Keywords :
composite materials; crystal microstructure; design for environment; mechanical properties; optimisation; thermal expansion; composite materials; eco-composite design method; environmental friendly constituents; homogenization design method; material microstructure design; mechanical properties; microstructure topology design; negative expansion properties; thermal expansion coefficients; zero expansion properties; Decision support systems; Design methodology;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747614
