Bio-inspired nacre and helicoidal composites: from structure to mechanical applications
Researchers and engineers have been fascinated by the way weak organic and inorganic
components naturally combine to create strong and long-lasting structures for the past few …
components naturally combine to create strong and long-lasting structures for the past few …
A cohesive fracture model for predicting crack spacing and crack width in reinforced concrete structures
The cracking behavior analysis, in terms of crack spacing and crack width prediction, is
essential to assess the damage and durability of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure …
essential to assess the damage and durability of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure …
An investigation about debonding mechanisms in FRP-strengthened RC structural elements by using a cohesive/volumetric modeling technique
Several existing fracture modeling strategies for the debonding mechanism simulation in
strengthened structural elements rely on simplified cohesive approaches for concrete/FRP …
strengthened structural elements rely on simplified cohesive approaches for concrete/FRP …
An improved fracture approach to investigate the degradation of vibration characteristics for reinforced concrete beams under progressive damage
This work presents a cohesive fracture modeling approach to investigate the damage effects
on the mechanical response of reinforced concrete beams in terms of degradation of …
on the mechanical response of reinforced concrete beams in terms of degradation of …
[HTML][HTML] Microstructural design for elastic wave attenuation in 3D printed nacre-like bioinspired metamaterials lightened with hollow platelets
In this work, the wave propagation properties of lightened bioinspired composite materials
are investigated. A new lightened nacre-like microstructure is proposed demonstrating that …
are investigated. A new lightened nacre-like microstructure is proposed demonstrating that …
Dynamic fracture analysis in quasi-brittle materials via a finite element approach based on the combination of the ALE formulation and M− integral method
This work proposes an efficient FE-based approach for reproducing dynamic crack
propagation phenomena in quasi-brittle materials. The proposed model uses a Moving …
propagation phenomena in quasi-brittle materials. The proposed model uses a Moving …
Band gap tuning through microscopic instabilities of compressively loaded lightened nacre-like composite metamaterials
Large deformation effects give the opportunity for tuning and manipulating the dynamic
properties of periodic microstructured materials, including those related to vibration control …
properties of periodic microstructured materials, including those related to vibration control …
[HTML][HTML] Post-buckling development in soft particulate composites
In this paper, we investigate the post-buckling development of instability-induced patterns in
soft particulate composites. Upon reaching the critical strain level, the composite …
soft particulate composites. Upon reaching the critical strain level, the composite …
Bio-inspired innovations in 3D concrete printing: structures, materials and applications
G Du, Y Qian - Applied Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Many biological structures in nature inspire artificial materials due to their superior
performance, yet their complexity often surpasses traditional manufacturing methods. The …
performance, yet their complexity often surpasses traditional manufacturing methods. The …
[HTML][HTML] Towards understanding the role of viscoelasticity in microstructural buckling in soft particulate composites
This work investigates the interplay between viscoelasticity and instabilities in soft
particulate composites undergoing finite deformation. The composite is subjected to in-plane …
particulate composites undergoing finite deformation. The composite is subjected to in-plane …