Representative Volume Element for Modelling the In-Plane Mechanical Behaviour of Paperboard: Utilizing Microstructure from X-ray Tomography
The aim of this project is to establish a workflow that transforms CT-scanned images of paperboard into a calibrated Representative Volume Element (RVE). A RVE is defined as the smallest volume that accurately captures the macroscopic behaviour of the material. First, CT-scanned images are converted into a finite element model that rep- resents the microstructure of the paperboard. Secondly, a di