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Effective CTE evaluation for FRP composites

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Hi,
I need to determine the effective CTE for FRP composite . I modelled as a 2D plane strain problem.Would you please guide me for the thermo mechanical coupling? and shall I enter the constituent CTE values for Fiber and matrix directly or as a function of temperature? to determine thermal strain,can I use surface averaging of the material strain ?

thanks
Smitha

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