TY - EJOU AU - PatrĂ­cio, M. AU - Mattheij, R. AU - With, G. de TI - Effects of the local structure on a cracked periodically distributed composite T2 - Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences PY - 2009 VL - 41 IS - 1 SN - 1526-1506 AB - In this paper the effect of the local structure of a highly heterogeneous composite material on the parameters that characterise crack propagation is analysed. The evaluation of stress intensity factors is discussed. A hybrid approach based on domain decomposition and homogenisation methods is employed to obtain accurate solutions with reduced computational complexity. KW - Composite material KW - fracture KW - stress intensity factor KW - homogenisation KW - domain decomposition DO - 10.3970/cmes.2009.041.069