Soft tissue modelling has gained a great deal of importance, for a large part due to its
application in surgical training simulators for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This article …

Elasto-plastic models for composites can be classified into three categories in terms of a
length scale, ie, macro scale, meso scale, and micro scale (micromechanics) models. In …

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

This paper deals with the prediction of the macroscopic behavior of a multiphase elastic–
viscoplastic material. The proposed homogenization schemes are based on an interaction …

Macroscopic experimental observations on the non-proportional multiaxial ratchetting of
extruded AZ31 Mg alloy is firstly summarized, and corresponding microscopic investigations …

A hierarchical multiscale modeling approach to characterize the elastic and plastic behavior
of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced polymer nanocomposites is proposed via molecular …

An original approach is proposed in order to compute the homogenized response of
composite materials with elasto-(visco) plastic constituents. The formulation is based on an …

We propose a general formulation–which we believe to be new–for the mean-field
homogenization of inclusion-reinforced elasto-viscoplastic composites assuming small …

Polymer matrix composites are widely used in the automotive industry and undergo fatigue
loadings. The investigation of the nonlinear cyclic behaviour of such materials is a required …

The micromechanics of elasto-viscoplastic composites made up of a random and
homogeneous dispersion of spherical inclusions in a continuous matrix was studied with two …