Laser induced shock experiments were performed to study the dynamics of various solid state material processes, including shock-induced melt, fast rate fracture, and elastic to plastic response. Fast rate fracture and dynamic yielding are greatly influenced by microstructural features such as grain boundaries, impurity particles and alloying atoms. Fast fracture experiments using lasers are aimed at studying how material microstructure affects the tensile fracture characteristics at strain rates above 106 s-1. We used the Z-Beamlet Laser at Sandia National Laboratories to drive shocks via ablation and we measured the maximum tensile stress of aluminum targets with various microstructures. Using a velocity interferometer and sample recovery, we are able to measure the maximum tensile stress and determine the source of fracture initiation in these targets. We have explored the role that grain size, impurity particles and alloying in aluminum play in dynamic yielding and spall fracture at tensile strain rates of ~3x106 s-1. Preliminary results and analysis indicated that material grain size plays a vital role in the fracture morphology and spall strength results. In a study with single crystal aluminum specimens, velocity measurements and fracture analysis revealed that a smaller amplitude tensile stress was initiated by impurity particles; however, these particles served no purpose in dynamic yielding. An aluminum-magnesium alloy with various grain sizes presented the lowest spall strength, but the greatest dynamic yield strength. Fracture mode in this alloy was initiated by both grain boundaries and impurity particles. With respect to dynamic yielding, alloying elements such as magnesium serve to decrease the onset of plastic response. The fracture stress and yield stress showed no evidence of grain size dependence. Hydrodynamic simulations with material strength models are used to compare with our experiments. In order to study the strain rate dependence of spall in aluminum we used a shorter pulsed laser and thinner targets. From these experiments we do not observe an increase in spall strength for aluminum up to strain rates of ~2x107 s-1. / text

Master of Science / Department of Civil Engineering / Kyle Riding / The durability of partial depth concrete repair is directly related to the bond strength between the repair material and existing concrete. The wait time effects of cementitous grouts, epoxy, acrylic latex, and polyvinyl acetate bonding agents were observed on bond strength. Three rapid repair materials were as a comparison to bond strength, as well as concrete samples with no bonding agents having dry conditions and saturated surface dry moisture condition. The bonding agents and rapid repair materials were tested in a controlled laboratory environment. Bond strength loss with wait times of 0, 2, 5, 10, and 30 minutes were observed when bonding agents were applied. The laboratory samples were loaded using a direct shear test. Field tests were performed using the same repair materials and bonding agents. When the agents were applied in the field the wait times used were 0, 15, 30, and 45 minutes. 7 day and 5 month pull off tensile tests were performed during the field experiment. The data from both experiments show that when using cement grout bonding agents the high bond strength can be obtained when the repair material is applied within 15 minutes of application of the cement grout, and after 15 minutes bond loss can be expected. Wait time didn't have a significant effect on epoxy and acrylic latex bonding agents as long as they were placed before setting. The polyvinyl acetate agent and repair materials can develop high bond strength in laboratory settings, but when used in the field the bond strengths experience loss. When not using bonding agents in a repair, adequate bond strength can be obtained when using saturated surface dry condition.

When a water soluble granular fertilizer, such as potash, is wetted and then dried during storage and transportation processes, clumps or cakes often form in the material even when the maximum moisture content is less than 1% by mass. In order to avoid or decrease these occurred cakes, it is essential to characterize cake strength and to explore the process of cake formulation or caking through theoretical/numerical analysis. In this thesis, both experimental measurements of cake strength and theoretical/numerical simulations for recrystallization near a contact point are used to investigate the relationship between the caking process and the cake strength for important factors such as initial moisture content and drying time. <p>In this research, a centrifugal loading method has been developed to determine cake strength in a caked ring specimen of potash fertilizer where internal tensile stresses dominate. Research on fracture mechanics states that brittle materials, such as caked potash, fail at randomly positioned fracture surfaces in tension so the centrifuge test method is well suited to provide good data. A two-dimensional plane stress analysis was used to determine the area-averaged tensile stress at the speed of the centrifuge when each specimen fractures. Repeated tests and uncertainty calculations give data with a narrow range of uncertainty. <p>The centrifuge test facility was used for a series of tests in which the initial moisture content, drying time, particle size and chemical composition (i.e. magnesium content) of the samples were varied. For particle sizes in the range from 0.85 to 3.35 mm, experimental data show that the cake strength increased linearly with initial moisture content for each drying method and particle size, and decreased with increasing particle size for each initial moisture content and drying method. As well, it was also found that cake strength will increase essentially linearly with magnesium content from 0.02% to 0.1% for samples with the same initial moisture content, particle size and drying method. All data show that potash samples tend to form a stronger cake with a slower drying process. <p>A theoretical/numerical model is presented in this thesis to simulate ion diffusion and crystallization near one contact point between two potash (KCl) particles during a typical drying process. The effects of three independent factors are investigated: initial moisture content; evaporation rate; and degree of supersaturation on the surface surrounding the contact point. The numerical results show that the mass of crystal deposition near the contact point will increase with increased initial moisture content and decreased evaporation rate. These numerical predictions for recrystallization near the contact point are consistent with the experimental data for the cake strength of test samples of particle beds. With variations in the solid crystal surface degree of supersaturation near the contact point, simulations showed up to 5 times the increase in the crystal mass deposition near the contact point. This prediction of increased roughness is consistent with another experimental investigation which showed that the surface roughness of NaCl and KCl surfaces increased by a factor of five after one wetting and drying process.

When a water soluble granular fertilizer, such as potash, is wetted and then dried during storage and transportation processes, clumps or cakes often form in the material even when the maximum moisture content is less than 1% by mass. In order to avoid or decrease these occurred cakes, it is essential to characterize cake strength and to explore the process of cake formulation or caking through theoretical/numerical analysis. In this thesis, both experimental measurements of cake strength and theoretical/numerical simulations for recrystallization near a contact point are used to investigate the relationship between the caking process and the cake strength for important factors such as initial moisture content and drying time. <p>In this research, a centrifugal loading method has been developed to determine cake strength in a caked ring specimen of potash fertilizer where internal tensile stresses dominate. Research on fracture mechanics states that brittle materials, such as caked potash, fail at randomly positioned fracture surfaces in tension so the centrifuge test method is well suited to provide good data. A two-dimensional plane stress analysis was used to determine the area-averaged tensile stress at the speed of the centrifuge when each specimen fractures. Repeated tests and uncertainty calculations give data with a narrow range of uncertainty. <p>The centrifuge test facility was used for a series of tests in which the initial moisture content, drying time, particle size and chemical composition (i.e. magnesium content) of the samples were varied. For particle sizes in the range from 0.85 to 3.35 mm, experimental data show that the cake strength increased linearly with initial moisture content for each drying method and particle size, and decreased with increasing particle size for each initial moisture content and drying method. As well, it was also found that cake strength will increase essentially linearly with magnesium content from 0.02% to 0.1% for samples with the same initial moisture content, particle size and drying method. All data show that potash samples tend to form a stronger cake with a slower drying process. <p>A theoretical/numerical model is presented in this thesis to simulate ion diffusion and crystallization near one contact point between two potash (KCl) particles during a typical drying process. The effects of three independent factors are investigated: initial moisture content; evaporation rate; and degree of supersaturation on the surface surrounding the contact point. The numerical results show that the mass of crystal deposition near the contact point will increase with increased initial moisture content and decreased evaporation rate. These numerical predictions for recrystallization near the contact point are consistent with the experimental data for the cake strength of test samples of particle beds. With variations in the solid crystal surface degree of supersaturation near the contact point, simulations showed up to 5 times the increase in the crystal mass deposition near the contact point. This prediction of increased roughness is consistent with another experimental investigation which showed that the surface roughness of NaCl and KCl surfaces increased by a factor of five after one wetting and drying process.

High performance cementitious composites have been increasingly used for a range of structural applications in many countries. More recently, a notable interest has been focused on structural performance under seismic loading. However, a critical lack of coherent information and experimental/numerical data available in the literature has to be recognized along with the absence of specific and well-accepted code-guidelines for use of FRC in seismic applications. More specifically, when dealing with seismic resistant frame systems, few researchers have investigated in the past the seismic response of beam-column joints reinforced with steel fibres. These preliminary experimental tests have shown that adding steel fibres in joints is an effective method for improving joint behaviour and energy absorption capacity as well as enhancing the damage tolerance of joints and reducing the number of stirrups in seismic joints. However, due to the limited number of experimental tests as well as of the wide dispersion in the type and mechanical properties of the fibres adopted in these independent researches, the actual contributions of concrete, steel fibres and stirrups to the overall joint shear capacity has not yet been clearly identified and understood. This research aims to investigate the seismic behaviour and failure modes of beam-column joint subassemblies reinforced with steel fibres with the intent to provide preliminary suggestions for a simple but rational analytical procedure to evaluate the joint shear strength when either fibres and/or stirrups are adopted. As part of a more comprehensive on-going research campaign on the seismic behaviour of FRC members and systems, six 2-D exterior beam-column joint subassemblies were tested under simulated seismic loading (quasi-static cyclic loading regime) at the Civil Engineering Laboratory of the University of Canterbury. In order to assess the contribution of steel fibres to the joint (panel zone) shear strength, both under-designed systems (with no transverse reinforcement in the joint, following older practice before the pre-1970s) and well designed systems (following the NZ concrete design standard NZS 3101:1995) were adopted as benchmark specimens. The performance of steel fibre reinforced beam-column joints were compared with that of conventional joints. Results showed that using steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) within beam-column joints can significantly enhance the shear resistance capacity of joints. However, using steel fibre reinforcement alone can not prevent buckling of the reinforcing bars when joints are under high intensity seismic loading. Furthermore, the test results also showed that using steel fibre reinforcement is an effective method to reduce the lateral reinforcement in the beam plastic hinge region. As part of the analytical investigation, a simplified procedure to evaluate the joint shear contribution provided by different amounts of fibres with or without the presence of stirrups has been also introduced. Influence of the axial load on the joint nominal shear capacity has been accounted for by adopting principle stresses. Tentative strength degradation curves (principle tensile stress vs. shear deformation) have also been calibrated on the experimental data which confirmed that a tentative relationship between the joint shear contributions provided by concrete, stirrups and steel fibres was a viable tool for designing SFRC joint. Furthermore, joint shear resistance coefficient contributed by steel fibres has been compared with previous experimental test available in literature to obtain an appropriate value for SFRC joint design guidelines. M_N performance based domain visualization has also been used to evaluate the hierarchy of strength and sequence of events of beam-column joint subassemblies.

AbstractAN IN-VITRO COMPARISON OF THE RETENTION OF PREFABRICATED PARALLEL-SIDED VENTED TITANIUM POSTS CEMENTED WITH THREE DIFFERENT DUAL-POLYMERIZABLE RESIN CEMENTSBy Maha M. El-Sayed, B.D.S., D.M.D.A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003Thesis Director: David R. Burns, D.M.D. Associate Professor and Program DirectorGraduate ProsthodonticsDepartment of ProsthodonticsPurpose: The purpose of this in-vitro study was to compare the retentive strength of an autopolymerizing resin cement to three dual-polymerizable resin cements when used to cement paraposts without light activation and to relate diametral tensile stress and hardness as a measure of the degree of polymerization to the retentive strength of the different dual-polymerizable resin cements. Material and methods: 60 human extracted premolar teeth were endodontically-treated and randomly divided into 4 test groups (n=15). Parapost XP posts (size 5) were cemented using Panavia 21(control), Panavia F, RelyX Unicem and Linkmax resin cements. The latter three cements were dual-polymerizable and were not light-activated, and the control cement was autopolymerizable. Also, 140 resin cement samples were fabricated for diametral tensile stress and Knoop hardness testing. Each test had 70 samples, 10 of each of the following groups: Panavia 21, Panavia F light-activated, Panavia F autopolymerized, RelyX Unicem light-activated, RelyX Unicem autopolymerized, Linkmax light-activated, Linkmax autopolymerized. Post retention, diametral tensile stress and surface hardness tests were performed 1 week after sample fabrication or post cementation.Results: ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer statistical analysis revealed significant differences among the test groups for the three tests. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this in vitro study, tested dual-polymerization resin cements had similar or superior parapost retention to the control autopolymerizing resin cement without photoactivation. Dual-polymerizable resin cements had improved diametral tensile stress and surface hardness when light-activated than when autopolymerized. No correlation was observed between surface hardness and diametral tensile stress or between the tested physical properties of the resin cements and their retentive qualities

O objetivo do estudo foi analisar tridimensionalmente, por meio do Método de Elementos Finitos (MEF), o comportamento biomecânico de um incisivo central superior hígido sob condição de oclusão fisiológica e posteriormente comparar com diferentes simulações de situações clínicas de dentes tratados endodonticamente e restaurados com coroas totais cerâmicas, variando a quantidade de remanescente dental e o tipo de retentor intra-radicular (núcleo metálico fundido- NMF, fibras de vidro- RFV e zircônio- RZ). Foram construídos modelos tridimensionais do incisivo central superior sem e com 2 mm de remanescente dentinário na porção coronária. Uma carga de 10 N foi aplicada de forma normal no terço incisal, nas cristas marginais mesial e distal, da superfície palatal. A análise dos dados foi realizada pelo programa computacional NeiNastran® - Noran Engineering, Inc. Os resultados de deslocamento e tensão máxima principal foram obtidos mostrando que houve diferenças significativas na distribuição de tensão entre o dente hígido e o com retentor intra-radicular. O grupo com NMF apresentou o comportamento mais similar ao dente hígido (controle), seguidos do retentor de fibra de vidro com remanescente e sem remanescente dental. Os grupos que apresentaram maior diferença em relação ao controle foram os retentores de zircônia sem e com remanescente de dentina. Considerando- se a presença de remanescente dentinário na porção coronária (2mm) para os grupos restaurados com retentores pré- fabricados, os RFV apresentaram uma redução do estresse na interface dente/restauração em comparação com RZ. Pode-se concluir que a utilização de núcleos metálicos fundidos apresentou comportamento biomecânico mais similar ao dente hígido. / The purpose of this study was to evaluated by three-dimensional finite element analysis the biomechanical behavior of a healthy maxillary central incisor under physiological load comparing with different clinical conditions of endodontically treated teeth restored with all-ceramic crowns, with various remaining tooth structure and post-and-core systems (cast metal post- MP, glass fiber post- GFP and zirconium post- ZP). Three-dimensional models were performed with and without 2 mm of dental remaining in coronary portion. A load of 10 N was applied in normal way at the incisal third of the palatine surface in the mesial and distal marginalis ridges. Data analysis was performed by the computer program NeiNastran ® - Noran Engineering, Inc. The results of maximal stress and displacement demonstrated significant differences in the tensile distribution in healthy (control) and restored tooth. The MP showed similar performance in comparison with healthy tooth, followed by GFP with and without remaining tooth structure. The teeth restored with ZP showed higher difference than control group. This study demonstrated that presence of the coronary remaining dentin (2mm) decreases the stress concentration at the interface crown/restoration using GFP in comparison with ZP. Conclusion that cast metal post can reduce the stress level in maxillary central incisor and showed biomechanical behavior similar than healthy teeth.

O tratamento cirúrgico do câncer bucal pode resultar em graves seqüelas das estruturas anatômicas envolvidas na fisiologia da cavidade bucal. A extensão e a localização da ressecção cirúrgica, assim como a condição dental, são determinantes do planejamento da prótese obturadora. Este trabalho emprega a Análise de Elementos Finitos para o estudo do comportamento biomecânico de uma prótese obturadora maxilar Classe IV de Aramany, em um modelo digital desenvolvido a partir de uma TC de um indivíduo adulto. O modelo tridimensional desenvolvido no programa Rhinoceros® versão 3.0 foi utilizado para a geração da malha de elementos finitos no programa FEMAP/NASTRAN®. Uma força de 120 N foi aplicada nas plataformas oclusal e incisal, correspondentes aos dentes posteriores e anteriores da prótese obturadora, para observação das forças de tensão geradas no tecido ósseo maxilar. Os resultados são apresentados sob a forma de análise qualitativa, indicada pela escala de Tensão Máxima Principal, e análise quantitativa, representada por valores em Mega Pascal (MPa). Observou-se que o carregamento posterior provoca tensão de tração e tensão de compressão, independentemente da região óssea avaliada, induz a uma maior tensão de tração em todas as regiões ósseas observadas e a uma maior tensão de compressão na região média anterior do palato. O carregamento anterior gera tensão de tração em todas as regiões ósseas consideradas e acarreta maior tensão de tração do que tensão de compressão, independentemente da região óssea avaliada. Concluiu-se que ocorre uma tendência de rotação da prótese em direção à área de ressecção cirúrgica, tanto para o carregamento posterior como para o carregamento anterior. O nível das tensões de tração e de compressão observado neste estudo indica que o comportamento biomecânico da prótese obturadora maxilar Classe IV de Aramany encontra-se dentro dos limites fisiológicos do tecido ósseo maxilar. / The surgical treatment of oral cancer may result in severe sequel of the anatomical structures involved in oral physiology. The extension and location of surgical resection, as well as the dental condition, enjoin the prosthetic planning of the obturator prostheses. This study employs the finite elements analysis to evaluate the biomechanical behavior of Aramany Class IV obturator prostheses, in a digital model developed from a computerized tomography of an adult individual. A tridimensional model was constructed applying the software Rhinoceros® version 3.0 and then it was used to develop the finite element mesh in the software FEMAP/NASTRAN®. A 120 N load was applied to the occlusal and incisal surfaces correspondent to the prosthetic teeth. The qualitative analysis was based on Principal Maximum Tension Scale and the quantitative analysis was expressed in Mega Pascal values. Results demonstrated that the posterior load generates tensile and compression stress and a higher tension stress regardless of the osseous region, as well as a higher compression stress on the anterior medial area of residual palate. Anterior load provokes tensile stress in each of the osseous regions evaluated, in addition to a higher tensile then compression stresses, despite of the osseous region. Therefore, it was concluded that the prostheses tends to rotate towards surgical resection areas during posterior and anterior loading. The amount of tensile and compression stresses observed herein indicates that the biomechanical behavior of Aramany Class IV obturator prostheses is within the physiological limits of the maxillary osseous tissue.

Cabos são componentes estruturais utilizados desde a antiguidade, principalmente em aplicações onde o carregamento axial é elevado, enquanto a flexão e torção são relativamente baixos. Exemplos de aplicação atuais incluem sustentação de pontes, ancoragem de plataformas offshore, elevadores, transporte em minas, guindastes, entre outros. O estudo de seu comportamento mecânico envolve fatores que agregam considerável complexidade na elaboração de modelos numéricos ou analíticos que representem seu comportamento. Dentre esses fatores se destacam as tensões de contato que surgem entre as pernas do cabo à medida que deslizam em relação às outras, a geometria helicoidal, a rotação das pernas em torno da alma do cabo ao ser estendido (i.e., variação do ângulo da hélice do cabo) além de, no caso de cabos compósitos, um comportamento anisotrópico. Tendo em vista a indisponibilidade de uma solução analítica completa para cabos compósitos, buscou-se através do presente trabalho calibrar um modelo numérico elaborado em software comercial de elementos finitos, contemplando fatores comumente desprezados pelos modelos analíticos simplificados. Foram executados ensaios de tração na alma de cabos de compósitos com fibras de carbono de geometria 1×10 (nove fios envolvendo a alma) para determinar o módulo de elasticidade longitudinal e utilizada a teoria da micromecânica para avaliar as demais constantes de engenharia. O cabo foi modelado em tração, onde uma extremidade foi engastada e a outra teve rotação restrita e deslocamento longitudinal livre, e também em flexão em quatro pontos, deixando uma das extremidades com rotação livre e a outra com rotação e deslocamento longitudinal livre, com os demais graus de liberdade restritos. Em seguida foi conduzida uma análise de sensibilidade das principais variáveis que governam o problema, de onde se concluiu que o passo do cabo, o diâmetro de seus fios e o módulo de elasticidade longitudinal são as mais relevantes. O desvio da deformação de ruptura em tração e do deslocamento em flexão obtidos numericamente em relação aos dados experimentais obtidos foi de 10,8 % e 14,6 %, respectivamente. Após o processo de calibração, que fez uso do método de Programação Linear Sequencial para buscar o valor das variáveis de projeto que minimizassem o erro entre os dados experimentais e numéricos, o desvio encontrado reduziu para 2,4 % e 0,1 %, respectivamente. / Wire ropes have been used since ancient times, especially in applications were the axial stress is high and flexural and torsional stresses are relatively low. Current application include bridges, offshore platforms, elevators, mine hoisting, cranes, among others. Study of their mechanical behavior encompasses many factors, bringing considerable complexity in the construction of numerical or analytical models that represent their behavior, including contact stresses between rods as they slide past one another, helical geometry, rotation of wires around the core when in extension (i.e. variation in helix angle) and also, for composite cables, the anisotropic behavior. In view of the unavailability of a comprehensive analytical solution, this work focuses on the calibration of a numerical model built on a finite element software incorporating factors commonly neglected by simplified analytical approaches. Tensile tests were performed on the core of carbon fiber composite cables, 1×10 geometry (nine rods surrounding the core), to evaluate its longitudinal elastic modulus and employed micromechanics theory to obtain the remaining engineering constants. The cable was then modeled under tensile stress, where one end was fully constrained and the other could not rotate but was free to move in the longitudinal direction. Under 4-point bending, where one end was free only to rotate, while the other was free to move in longitudinal direction and to rotate, whereas the remaining degrees of freedom were constrained. After that, sensitivity analysis of the main variables governing the problem was conducted, concluding that cable pitch, rod diameter and longitudinal elastic modulus of the rods are the most relevant parameters. Deviation between ultimate strain under tensile stress and displacement under bending numerically obtained with those from experiments were 10.8 % and 14.6 %, respectively. After the calibration process, which used Sequential Linear Programing to search for the design variables values that minimized error between numerical and experimental data, the finite element model could reproduce the tensile stress and bending behavior with deviations of 2.4 % and 0.1 %, respectively.

Cabos são componentes estruturais utilizados desde a antiguidade, principalmente em aplicações onde o carregamento axial é elevado, enquanto a flexão e torção são relativamente baixos. Exemplos de aplicação atuais incluem sustentação de pontes, ancoragem de plataformas offshore, elevadores, transporte em minas, guindastes, entre outros. O estudo de seu comportamento mecânico envolve fatores que agregam considerável complexidade na elaboração de modelos numéricos ou analíticos que representem seu comportamento. Dentre esses fatores se destacam as tensões de contato que surgem entre as pernas do cabo à medida que deslizam em relação às outras, a geometria helicoidal, a rotação das pernas em torno da alma do cabo ao ser estendido (i.e., variação do ângulo da hélice do cabo) além de, no caso de cabos compósitos, um comportamento anisotrópico. Tendo em vista a indisponibilidade de uma solução analítica completa para cabos compósitos, buscou-se através do presente trabalho calibrar um modelo numérico elaborado em software comercial de elementos finitos, contemplando fatores comumente desprezados pelos modelos analíticos simplificados. Foram executados ensaios de tração na alma de cabos de compósitos com fibras de carbono de geometria 1×10 (nove fios envolvendo a alma) para determinar o módulo de elasticidade longitudinal e utilizada a teoria da micromecânica para avaliar as demais constantes de engenharia. O cabo foi modelado em tração, onde uma extremidade foi engastada e a outra teve rotação restrita e deslocamento longitudinal livre, e também em flexão em quatro pontos, deixando uma das extremidades com rotação livre e a outra com rotação e deslocamento longitudinal livre, com os demais graus de liberdade restritos. Em seguida foi conduzida uma análise de sensibilidade das principais variáveis que governam o problema, de onde se concluiu que o passo do cabo, o diâmetro de seus fios e o módulo de elasticidade longitudinal são as mais relevantes. O desvio da deformação de ruptura em tração e do deslocamento em flexão obtidos numericamente em relação aos dados experimentais obtidos foi de 10,8 % e 14,6 %, respectivamente. Após o processo de calibração, que fez uso do método de Programação Linear Sequencial para buscar o valor das variáveis de projeto que minimizassem o erro entre os dados experimentais e numéricos, o desvio encontrado reduziu para 2,4 % e 0,1 %, respectivamente. / Wire ropes have been used since ancient times, especially in applications were the axial stress is high and flexural and torsional stresses are relatively low. Current application include bridges, offshore platforms, elevators, mine hoisting, cranes, among others. Study of their mechanical behavior encompasses many factors, bringing considerable complexity in the construction of numerical or analytical models that represent their behavior, including contact stresses between rods as they slide past one another, helical geometry, rotation of wires around the core when in extension (i.e. variation in helix angle) and also, for composite cables, the anisotropic behavior. In view of the unavailability of a comprehensive analytical solution, this work focuses on the calibration of a numerical model built on a finite element software incorporating factors commonly neglected by simplified analytical approaches. Tensile tests were performed on the core of carbon fiber composite cables, 1×10 geometry (nine rods surrounding the core), to evaluate its longitudinal elastic modulus and employed micromechanics theory to obtain the remaining engineering constants. The cable was then modeled under tensile stress, where one end was fully constrained and the other could not rotate but was free to move in the longitudinal direction. Under 4-point bending, where one end was free only to rotate, while the other was free to move in longitudinal direction and to rotate, whereas the remaining degrees of freedom were constrained. After that, sensitivity analysis of the main variables governing the problem was conducted, concluding that cable pitch, rod diameter and longitudinal elastic modulus of the rods are the most relevant parameters. Deviation between ultimate strain under tensile stress and displacement under bending numerically obtained with those from experiments were 10.8 % and 14.6 %, respectively. After the calibration process, which used Sequential Linear Programing to search for the design variables values that minimized error between numerical and experimental data, the finite element model could reproduce the tensile stress and bending behavior with deviations of 2.4 % and 0.1 %, respectively.