Interphase regions that form in heterogeneous materials through various underlying
mechanisms such as poor mechanical or chemical adherence, roughness, and coating, play …

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 …

Gaining popularity after its coupling with the finite element method, cohesive zone modeling
has been used extensively to model fracture, especially in delamination problems. Its …

In the context of homogenization of micro-heterogeneous materials, the choice of the R
epresentative V olume E lement (RV E) plays a crucial role. For periodic microstructures, an …

Two analytical approaches are developed to determine the overall size-dependent
response of composites embedding general interfaces. The first approach extends the …

We incorporate homogeneous traction and displacement boundary conditions into a
recently proposed hybrid homogenization theory for unidirectional composites with random …

The objective of this contribution is to investigate the role of generalized interfaces in the
overall response of particulate composites and the associated size effects. Throughout this …

Bridging between micromechanics response and macroscopic behavior is at the core of
multiscale investigations in heterogeneous materials. As such, quantitative characterization …

The scientific community has realized that nondeterminism is a major issue that affects
structural and material performance and reliability. Because experimental characterization …

Due to high computational costs associated with stochastic computational homogenization,
a highly complex random material microstructure is often replaced by simplified, parametric …