This study is devoted to multi-scale modeling of highly-filled particulate composites.This method, the “Morphological Approach” (M.A.), is based on a geometrical and kinematicalschematization which allows the access to both local fields and homogenized response. In order toevaluate the predictive capacities of the M.A. considering a linear elastic behavior for the constituentsand evolution of damage, analysis is performed regarding the ability of the M.A. to accountfor particle size and interaction effects on debonding chronology. For that purpose, simple periodic,random monomodal and bimodal microstructures are considered. The results are consistent withliterature data : debonding of large particles occurs before the one of smaller particles and thehigher the particle volume fraction, the sooner the debonding. Finally, the objective is to operatethe coupling of two non linearities which were separately studied in previous versions of the M.A. :debonding between particles and matrix, and finite strains. The whole analytical background of theapproach is reconsidered in order to define the localization-homogenization problem. The nucleationcriterion is extended to the finite strains context. The final problem, strongly non linear, is numericallysolved through a Newton-Raphson algorithm. The different solving steps (jacobian matrix,coding with Python®) are developed. Progressive evaluations (sound and damage materials) allowthe validation of numerical implementation. Then, size and interaction effects are reproduced infinite strains.
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