Efficient deployment of composites necessitates robust modelling approaches for
homogenization and micromechanics calculations. Mean field homogenization (MFH) …

A virtual process chain for sheet molding compound (SMC) composites is established and
validated by means of experimental investigations on a demonstrator structure. The flow in …

We analyze the damage initiation, damage progression, and failure during 3-dimensional (3-
D) elasto-plastic deformations of a fiber reinforced polymeric laminated composite impacted …

The manufacturing process of Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) influences the properties of
a component in a non-deterministic fashion. To predict this influence on the mechanical …

In future fusion reactors, tungsten is a main candidate material for plasma-facing
components. However, the intrinsic brittleness of tungsten is an issue under the extreme …

This paper presents a new model and an experimental investigation of the elastic–plastic
flow until failure in short-fiber reinforced thermoplastics typically produced by injection …

The application of the Mori–Tanaka method for the calculation of the elastic properties of
textile composite materials is studied. First, it is shown how the implementation of the Mori …

This paper presents a new micromechanical damage model, called “First Pseudo-Grain
Damage”(FPGD) model, to predict the overall elasto-plastic behavior and damage evolution …

This work presents a new micromechanical model to describe the 3-D elastic and damaged
behaviour of randomly oriented fibre composite. The damage mechanisms are described by …

Materials that are either manufactured or occur in nature and used both in industry and in
our daily lives (metals, rocks, wood, soil, suspensions, and biological tissue) are very …