In silico studies of plant primary cell walls – structure and mechanics

PM Pieczywek, V Chibrikov, A Zdunek - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Primary plant cell wall (PCW) is a highly organized network, its performance is dependent
on cellulose, hemicellulose and pectic polysaccharides, their properties, interactions and …

On the strength of random fiber networks

S Deogekar, RC Picu - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2018 - Elsevier
Damage accumulation and failure in random fiber networks is of importance in a variety of
applications, from design of synthetic materials, such as paper and non-wovens, to …

Toughness of network materials: Structural parameters controlling damage accumulation

RC Picu, S Jin - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
Many materials have a network of fibers as their main structural component and are referred
to as network materials. Their strength and toughness are important in both engineering and …

Network modelling for evaluation of mechanical properties of cellulose fibre fluff

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Network Modelling for Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Fibre Fluff Heyden,
Susanne Page 1 Network Modelling for Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Fibre …

Modelling paper as a two-dimensional elastic–plastic stochastic network

CA Bronkhorst - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2003 - Elsevier
Stochastic two-dimensional elastic–plastic network models are used to represent the
inelastic deformation behavior of well-bonded paper. Linear kinematic hardening is …

Parameters controlling the strength of stochastic fibrous materials

S Deogekar, MR Islam, RC Picu - International journal of solids and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many materials of everyday use are fibrous and their strength is important in most
applications. In this work we study the dependence of the strength of random fiber networks …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of inter-fibre bonding on the fracture of fibrous networks with strong interactions

S Goutianos, R Mao, T Peijs - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanical response of cellulose nanopaper composites is investigated using a three-
dimensional (3D) finite element fibrous network model with focus on the effect of inter-fibre …

Modelling the elastic properties of cellulose nanopaper

R Mao, S Goutianos, W Tu, N Meng, S Chen, T Peijs - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The elastic modulus of cellulose nanopaper was predicted using a two-dimensional (2D)
micromechanical fibrous network model. The elastic modulus predicted by the network …

On the role of fibre bonds on the elasticity of low-density papers: a micro-mechanical approach

L Orgéas, PJJ Dumont, F Martoïa, C Marulier… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Fine prediction of the elastic properties of paper materials can now be obtained using
sophisticated fibre scale numerical approaches. However, there is still a need, in particular …

Compressive and shear performance of three-dimensional rigid stochastic fibrous networks: Experiment, finite element simulation, and factor analysis

L Shi, K Long, Y Zhong, G Luo, X Ma, M Li, X He… - Journal of the European …, 2020 - Elsevier
The macro-mechanical behaviors of stochastic fibrous materials are strongly affected by
their architecture and the properties of the component fibers. In this study, a three …