[HTML][HTML] A unifying perspective: the relaxed linear micromorphic continuum

P Neff, ID Ghiba, A Madeo, L Placidi, G Rosi - Continuum Mechanics and …, 2014 - Springer
We formulate a relaxed linear elastic micromorphic continuum model with symmetric Cauchy
force stresses and curvature contribution depending only on the micro-dislocation tensor …

Size-effects of metamaterial beams subjected to pure bending: on boundary conditions and parameter identification in the relaxed micromorphic model

M Sarhil, L Scheunemann, J Schröder, P Neff - Computational Mechanics, 2023 - Springer
In this paper we model the size-effects of metamaterial beams under bending with the aid of
the relaxed micromorphic continuum. We analyze first the size-dependent bending stiffness …

Lagrange and based finite element formulations for the relaxed micromorphic model

J Schröder, M Sarhil, L Scheunemann, P Neff - Computational Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
Modeling the unusual mechanical properties of metamaterials is a challenging topic for the
mechanics community and enriched continuum theories are promising computational tools …

[HTML][HTML] A computational approach to identify the material parameters of the relaxed micromorphic model

M Sarhil, L Scheunemann, P Lewintan… - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
We determine the material parameters in the relaxed micromorphic generalized continuum
model for a given periodic microstructure in this work. This is achieved through a least …

A better understanding of the mechanics of borehole breakout utilizing a finite strain gradient-enhanced micropolar continuum model

M Neuner, SA Vajari, PK Arunachala… - Computers and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Borehole breakout denotes the failure in rock mass subjected to drilling, caused by stress
concentrations exceeding the material strength. Depending on the material properties, the …

The relaxed linear micromorphic continuum: existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence in dynamics

ID Ghiba, P Neff, A Madeo… - … and Mechanics of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
We study well-posedness for the relaxed linear elastic micromorphic continuum model with
symmetric Cauchy force-stresses and curvature contribution depending only on the micro …

[HTML][HTML] Thin shells reinforced by fibers with intrinsic flexural and torsional elasticity

DJ Steigmann, M Bîrsan, M Shirani - International Journal of Solids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A two-dimensional thin shell model, derived from a three-dimensional Cosserat elasticity
theory for fiber-reinforced solids, is presented. Models for single laminae and two-ply …

A unified finite strain gradient-enhanced micropolar continuum approach for modeling quasi-brittle failure of cohesive-frictional materials

M Neuner, RA Regueiro, C Linder - International Journal of Solids and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel framework for modeling quasi-brittle crack propagation and shear band
dominated failure of cohesive-frictional materials like concrete, mortar, rock, tough ceramics …

The relaxed linear micromorphic continuum: well-posedness of the static problem and relations to the gauge theory of dislocations

P Neff, ID Ghiba, M Lazar… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the equilibrium problem in the relaxed linear model of micromorphic elastic
materials. The basic kinematical fields of this extended continuum model are the …

[HTML][HTML] On some fundamental misunderstandings in the indeterminate couple stress model. A comment on recent papers of AR Hadjesfandiari and GF Dargush

P Neff, I Münch, ID Ghiba, A Madeo - International Journal of Solids and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In a series of papers which are either published [Hadjesfandiari, A., Dargush, GF, 2011a.
Couple stress theory for solids. Int. J. Solids Struct. 48 (18), 2496–2510; Hadjesfandiari, A …