A numerical study on the thermal expansion coefficients of fiber

4.2.1 Geometry Creation...........................................................................49
4.2.2 Mesh Creation and Element Selection............................................50
4.2.3 Boundary and Loading Conditions ..................................................51
4.2.4 Defining Material Properties...........................................................52
4.2.5 Displaying Results ...........................................................................53
CHAPTER FIVE – MICROMECHANICAL ANALYIS BY ANSYS ........54
5.1 Model Development.................................................................................54
5.2 Mesh Creation ..........................................................................................56
5.3 Material Properties...................................................................................57
5.4 Boundary Conditions ...............................................................................59
5.5 Solution ....................................................................................................59
CHAPTER SIX – RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ........................................61
REFERENCES..................................................................................................73
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