The influence of microstructure and composition on the plastic behaviour of dual-phase steels

AP Pierman, O Bouaziz, T Pardoen, PJ Jacques… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a systematic experimental study of the relative contributions of the
martensite volume fraction, morphology and carbon content to the overall strength and …

A second-moment incremental formulation for the mean-field homogenization of elasto-plastic composites

I Doghri, L Brassart, L Adam, JS Gérard - International Journal of Plasticity, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, the incremental formulation for the mean-field homogenization (MFH) of elasto-
plastic composites is enriched by including second statistical moments of per-phase strain …

Parametrically homogenized constitutive models (PHCMs) from micromechanical crystal plasticity FE simulations, part I: Sensitivity analysis and parameter …

S Kotha, D Ozturk, S Ghosh - International Journal of Plasticity, 2019 - Elsevier
This is the first of a two part paper that systematically develops a finite deformation elasto-
plastic, parametrically homogenized constitutive model (PHCM) for structural-scale …

Three-dimensional FE2 method for the simulation of non-linear, rate-dependent response of composite structures

E Tikarrouchine, G Chatzigeorgiou, F Praud… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a two scale Finite Element method (FE 2), is presented to predict the non-linear
macroscopic response of 3D composite structures with periodic microstructure that exhibit a …

Homogenization of elasto-(visco) plastic composites based on an incremental variational principle

L Brassart, L Stainier, I Doghri, L Delannay - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

The role of particle morphology on concrete fracture behaviour: A meso-scale modelling approach

D Wei, RC Hurley, LH Poh, D Dias-da-Costa… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most-used cementitious material and usually considered a three-phase
composite with a mortar matrix, aggregates, and interfacial transition zones, all of which can …

Effective response and field statistics in elasto-plastic and elasto-viscoplastic composites under radial and non-radial loadings

N Lahellec, P Suquet - International Journal of Plasticity, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to estimate as accurately as possible the effective response, as well
as the statistics of the fields (first and second moments), in elasto-(visco) plastic …

A new multiscale XFEM for the elastic properties evaluation of heterogeneous materials

RU Patil, BK Mishra, IV Singh - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work, extended finite element method (XFEM) in conjunction with multiscale
finite element method (MsFEM) is employed to model heterogeneous materials ie matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Mori-Tanaka experimental-analytical model for predicting engineering elastic moduli of composite materials

AF Fedotov - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
An experimental-analytical model of homogenised elastic moduli of matrix composites has
been developed based on the Mori-Tanaka analytical model. The fitting parameter of the …

[HTML][HTML] Strain-rate-dependent mechanics and impact performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites

M Tüfekci, B Özkal, C Maharaj, H Liu, JP Dear… - … Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Strain-rate-dependent mechanical properties and impact performance of manufactured
epoxy-based nanocomposites are investigated. As reinforcements, fumed silica (FS) and …