Capabilities / 02.3
Start with the constituents and reinforcement architecture. Choose a compatible homogenization model from the released choices, inspect the predicted reference ply properties, then use them in the laminate.
Cox shear-lag teaching setup with Fa = 0.15 and Fp = 0.35. The 3D illustration uses normalized fiber lengths; it is not a resolved RVE or a physical-scale micrograph.
Workbench capture · September 10, 2026. This capture shows the interface with demo data. It is not a new solver run or a validation certificate. Control locations may differ in later releases.Connected study preview, not a live calculation. Edit inputs and inspect results in Workbench.
All blocks keep the CREATE / DISCOVER / SIMULATE positions, with Equipment below Geometry; unused records remain disconnected. This changes the view only, not the exercise records. The diagram shows the setup, not solved results.
Only models assigned to records used by this exercise are listed here. The full-layout option preserves the supplied starter records; no Workbench records are changed.
One compatible homogenization model per Micro recipe. Separate recipes compare models; their predictions are not blended.
∑ Theory & assumptionsMaterials → Micro
Constituent stiffness, strength, density and thermal / moisture properties.
Models → Micro
Applied model assignment: Rule of mixtures. Model parameters and formulation are used by Micro.
Open the copied Micro record and identify its fibre and matrix materials.
Models: Rule of mixtures · Voigt · Reuss
Ideal continuous, aligned reinforcement with zero voids. This is a teaching comparison, not a measured material allowable.
02.3 / How to use it
What to set, compare and checkThe Models browser lists rule-of-mixtures variants, Halpin–Tsai, Chamis, Mori–Tanaka, Hashin–Rosen, self-consistent, woven bridging and Cox elastic short-fiber choices. Architecture determines which choices are available.
Cox shear-lag elastic studies use prescribed geometry and orientation. The event-driven Henry–Pimenta RVE and its stochastic discontinuous-fiber failure route are not enabled in the hosted release.
Link the Micro recipe to a ply to use its reference properties. Before changing a shared material or Micro record, check which laminates use it; the edit can affect several calculations.
Work through an exercise or a supported property sweep to see how the assumptions and constituents change the result. Check constituent limits and sensitivity. Predicted strengths and teaching defaults are not qualified allowables.
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What to check and where it applies
