Numerical analysis of mechanical performances of shape memory alloy hybrid composites

The effects of the content and position of SMA wires on the static properties of glass fiber reinforced epoxy (GF/epoxy) composite laminates prepared by vacuum-assisted resin infusion (VARI) process were investigated. According to the influence of different embedding content and position of SMA wire on mechanical performances of composite laminates, the optimal content and optimal position of SMA were found out. The static mechanical finite...