Mechanics theories for anisotropic or composite materials

ZM Huang - Advances in Applied Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Whereas mechanics theories for isotropic materials have been almost matured, those for
anisotropic or composite materials well established are only limited to linear elasticity. All of …

Model selection and sensitivity analysis in the biomechanics of soft tissues: A case study on the human knee meniscus

E Elmukashfi, G Marchiori, M Berni, G Cassiolas… - Advances in applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft tissues—such as ligaments and tendons—primarily consist of solid (collagen,
predominantly) and liquid phases. Understanding the interaction between such components …

Modeling of contact interfaces by penalty based enriched finite element method

AS Lone, GA Harmain, A Jameel - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present study investigates the frictional contact behavior in engineering materials
containing different types of discontinuities or features in the domain by employing the …

An XFEM‐strain gradient damage model for efficient modeling of materials with reinforcement particles

M Bansal, S Sarkar, IV Singh - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
A coupling of extended finite element method (XFEM) and strain gradient enhanced damage
method is proposed to model damage initiation and growth in the materials with …

Analysis of cracked functionally graded material plates using XIGA based on generalized higher-order shear deformation theory

SK Singh, IV Singh, BK Mishra, G Bhardwaj - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
A generalized higher-order shear deformation theory (GHSDT) along with extended
isogeometric analysis (XIGA) is presented for the analysis of cracked functionally graded …

Machine learning assisted stochastic-XFEM for stochastic crack propagation and reliability analysis

ER Martínez, S Chakraborty, S Tesfamariam - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
We present a novel stochastic extended finite element (S-XFEM) method for solving fracture
mechanics problems under uncertainty. The proposed S-XFEM couples XFEM and a novel …

Characterization of hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerators through asymptotic homogenization

ML De Bellis, A Bacigalupo, G Zavarise - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the framework of energy scavenging for applications in flexible/stretchable electronics,
hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerators are investigated. They are made up with zinc oxide …

Comparison of current methods for implementing periodic boundary conditions in multi-scale homogenisation

P Henyš, L Čapek, J Březina - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2019 - Elsevier
Correctly representing the micro-scale model boundaries is fundamental to the performance
and accuracy of multi-scale homogenisation. Although enforcing periodic boundary …

Adaptive mesh refinement schemes for the localizing gradient damage method based on biquadratic-bilinear coupled-field elements

S Sarkar, IV Singh, BK Mishra - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, adaptive h-refinement schemes are developed for the localizing
gradient damage method. In general, the existing adaptive refinement schemes have been …

Experimental and numerical study of fracturing in degraded and graded crystalline rocks at the laboratory scale

E Mohtarami, A Baghbanan, A Hekmatnejad… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rock masses are mineral based geomaterials which have been formed by different
mineralogical compounds in terms of dimensions and mechanical properties. Geomaterials …