Materials that are lightweight yet exhibit superior mechanical properties are of compelling
importance for several technological applications that range from aircrafts to household …

Stress-strain curves are an important representation of a material's mechanical properties,
from which important properties such as elastic modulus, strength, and toughness, are …

Micromechanics-based homogenization has been employed extensively to predict the
effective properties of technologically important composites. In this review article, we …

The hierarchical structures found in biological materials lead to an outstanding balance of
multiple material properties, and numerous research studies have been initiated to emulate …

Composites are ubiquitous throughout nature and often display both high strength and
toughness, despite the use of simple base constituents. In the hopes of recreating the high …

Establishing structure-property linkages of composites by machine learning with limited
labeled samples remains an ongoing challenge. A method for predicting mechanical …

In this paper, the impact behaviour of composite laminates is investigated, and their potential
for ballistic protection assessed, as a function of the reinforcing materials and structures for …

The staggered platelet composite structure, one of the most well-known examples of
biomimetics, is inspired by the microstructure of nacre, where stiff mineral platelets are …

Biological materials depict an excellent combination of both strength and toughness, which
is a vital requirement for most engineering materials. It provides motifs to revolutionize the …

The attainment of both strength and toughness is a vital requirement for most engineering
materials. Unfortunately these properties are generally mutually exclusive. Biological …