Micromechanics based models are used for predicting the effective mechanical properties of
reinforced polymer matrix composites. This paper reviews micromechanics based models …

This paper deals with the evaluation of several homogenization methods for short fiber-
reinforced composites (SFRC) in isothermal linear elasticity. In order to have an unbiased …

To evaluate the effective mechanical properties of the composites with complicated micro-
structures, the RVE based FE homogenization method with the periodic boundary condition …

Short fiber reinforced composites have a variety of micro-structural parameters that affect
their macro-mechanical performance. A modeling methodology, capable of accommodating …

There are a wide variety of microstructural parameters which affect the macro-mechanical
response of short fiber reinforced composites. Effects of these parameters could be captured …

The effect of fiber orientation distribution on the multi-scale tensile properties of ultra-high
performance concrete (UHPC) was investigated. Firstly, the orientation tensor description …

Mean-field homogenization methods relying on the solution of Eshelby's inclusion problem
do not provide accurate predictions when the interaction among reinforcements becomes …

Injection-molded short fiber composites are strongly anisotropic through the thickness of
parts, and an accurate prediction of the effective mechanical properties remains an …

On the basis of peridynamic (PD) theory, a heterogeneous-particle model is proposed to
investigate the flexural mechanical properties of a chopped carbon fiber tape reinforced …

Predicting the nonlinear mechanical response of short fiber reinforced composites (SFRCs)
is a crucial and challenging task. In this paper, a computationally efficient multi-scale …