Outside of the classical microstructural detail-free estimates of effective moduli,
micromechanical analyses of macroscopically uniform heterogeneous media may be …

To evaluate the effective mechanical properties of the composites with complicated micro-
structures, the RVE based FE homogenization method with the periodic boundary condition …

Efficient deployment of composites necessitates robust modelling approaches for
homogenization and micromechanics calculations. Mean field homogenization (MFH) …

Short fiber reinforced composites have a variety of micro-structural parameters that affect
their macro-mechanical performance. A modeling methodology, capable of accommodating …

A material model for concrete is proposed here within the framework of a thermodynamically
consistent elasto-plasticity–damage theory. Two anisotropic damage tensors and two …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess exceptional mechanical properties, and when
introduced into a metal matrix, it could significantly improve the elastic stiffness and plastic …

In the present report some basic issues of and some of the modeling strategies used for
studying static and quasistatic problems in continuum micromechanics of materials are …

A numerical framework was developed in this study to investigate the influence of relevant
Extrusion Deposition Additive Manufacturing (EDAM) processing conditions on the final fiber …

In this study an attempt is made to generate the microstructure of short fibre composites
through representative volume element (RVE) approach and then analyzed using …

A new micro-mechanical model for predicting the non-linear elasto-plastic behavior of short
fiber reinforced composites is presented. The model is developed based on a two-step …