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11 Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials by AEH 241<br />

The AEH proved to be accurate enough to represent the behaviour of a given<br />

periodic microstructure composite material as long as the chosen volume element<br />

is representative of the microscale material distribution. Additionally, the fact that<br />

the homogenised elastic properties converge to the same values shows that the AEH<br />

procedure leads to correctors χχχ that are representative of the same heterogeneities.<br />

The obta<strong>in</strong>ed numerical results <strong>in</strong>dicate that the tools that were developed allow<br />

the use of non-periodical meshes with<strong>in</strong> a f<strong>in</strong>ite element homogenisation approach<br />

<strong>for</strong> periodic microstructures. The results of the AEH method are good approximations<br />

<strong>for</strong> the experimental results. In comparison to the rest of the prediction<br />

methods used, the AEH gives the best global approximations.<br />

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