This invention discloses a multi-scale method for assessing the
residual strength of
fiber-reinforced flexible pipes under tensile and bending loads, belonging to the field of strength assessment technology for
composite material structures in
marine engineering. The method includes: extracting
fiber distribution characteristics using
digital image processing based on scanning
electron microscopy images; constructing a two-dimensional Reverse Velocity (RVE) geometric model of the
fiber-reinforced structure with hygrothermal degradation using the Monte Carlo method to predict macroscopic elastic parameters; and developing a VUMAT user-defined material
subroutine with dynamic damage based on Fortran, embedding damage
initiation and evolution failure criteria for the fiber-reinforced structure, and simulating the nonlinear coupled evolution process of multiple damage
modes, including fiber fracture,
matrix cracking, and interface debonding. This invention constructs a multi-scale analysis framework of "material-damage-response" by
coupling microscopic material composition, mesoscopic damage model, and macroscopic
pipe structure analysis, solving the problem of the lack of multi-scale damage
coupling analysis in traditional methods under complex loads, and improving the accuracy of
residual strength assessment of pipes under tensile-bending combined loads.