Various multiscale methods are reviewed in the context of modelling mechanical and
thermomechanical responses of composites. They are developed both at the material level …

In metal matrix composites, a metal is combined with another, often nonmetallic, phase to
produce a novel material having attractive engineering attributes of its own. A subject of …

The mechanical behavior of polymer–matrix composites unidirectionally reinforced with
carbon or glass fibers subjected to compression perpendicular to the fibers was studied …

Following their discovery in the early 1960s, there has been a continuous quest for ways to
take advantage of the extraordinary properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs). These …

The effect of fiber, matrix and interface properties on the in-plane shear response of carbon-
fiber reinforced epoxy laminates was studied by means of a combination of experiments and …

This paper reviews the current state of the art in the simulation of the mechanical behavior of
polycrystalline materials by means of computational homogenization. The key ingredients of …

The effect of the reinforcement spatial distribution on the tensile deformation was
investigated in a sphere-reinforced ductile-matrix composite through the finite element …

A new method for determining the overall behavior of composite materials comprised of
nonlinear inelastic constituents is presented. Upon use of an implicit time-discretization …

The potential of computational micromechanics to predict the failure locus of a unidirectional
C/PEEK composite subjected to transverse compression and longitudinal shear was …

The mechanical behavior of uniaxially fiber-reinforced composites with a ductile rubber-
toughened epoxy matrix was studied through the finite element analysis of a RVE of the …