A multi phase-field fracture model for long fiber reinforced composites based on the puck theory of failure

A Dean, PKAV Kumar, J Reinoso, C Gerendt… - Composite …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phase-Field (PF) methods of fracture have emerged as powerful modeling tools for
triggering fracture events in solids. These numerical techniques efficiently alleviate mesh …

A multi phase-field-cohesive zone model for laminated composites: Application to delamination migration

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, J Reinoso, M Paggi - Composite structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Failure processes in Laminated Fiber-Reinforced Composites (LFRCs) entail the
development and progression of different physical mechanisms and, in particular, the …

A phase field approach for ductile fracture of short fibre reinforced composites

A Dean, J Reinoso, NK Jha, E Mahdi… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fracture events in short fibre reinforced polymer (SFRP) composites are one of the most
limiting phenomena for their widespread use in many engineering applications, especially …

Nonlinear thermo-elastic phase-field fracture of thin-walled structures relying on solid shell concepts

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, J Reinoso, M Paggi - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
The analysis of fracture phenomena of thin-walled structures has been a matter of intensive
research in the last decades. These phenomena notably restrict the applicability of slender …

[HTML][HTML] A novel methodology to measure the transverse Poisson's ratio in the elastic and plastic regions for composite materials

IR Cózar, JJ Arbeláez-Toro, P Maimí, F Otero… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
A new methodology to measure the transverse Poisson's ratios in fibre-reinforced composite
materials was developed. Transverse tensile and transverse compressive standardised tests …

Inelastic material formulations based on a co-rotated intermediate configuration—application to bioengineered tissues

H Holthusen, C Rothkranz, L Lamm, T Brepols… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the field of material modeling, there is a general trend to include more and more complex
phenomena in the modeling, making the models' theoretical derivation and numerical …

Thermo-elastic solid shell formulation with phase field fracture for thin-walled FGMs

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, J Reinoso, M Paggi - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermo-elastic fracture is a matter of important concern for thin-walled structures made of
functionally graded materials (FGMs). Based on this practical relevance, a …

Non-linear thermoelastic analysis of thin-walled structures with cohesive-like interfaces relying on the solid shell concept

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, S Sahraee, J Reinoso… - Finite Elements in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a thermodynamically consistent framework for coupled thermo-mechanical
simulations for thin-walled structures with the presence of cohesive interfaces is proposed …

An effective microscale approach for determining the anisotropy of polymer composites reinforced with randomly distributed short fibers

H Cai, J Ye, Y Wang, M Saafi, B Huang, D Yang… - Composite …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, an effective microscopic modeling scheme is presented to analyze mechanical
properties of composites with random short fibers. To this end, the displacement-load tests of …

FE modeling and simulation framework for the forming of hybrid metal-composites clinching joints

A Dean, R Rolfes - Thin-Walled Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
A 3D elasto-plastic numerical modeling and simulation framework is proposed for the
forming of hybrid metal-composites clinching processes. The framework is employed in the …