[HTML][HTML] From experimental testing to computational modelling: A review of shape memory alloy fiber-reinforced concrete composites

A Tabrizikahou, M Kuczma, C Czaderski… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have unique characteristics, such as the shape memory effect,
which allows them to recover their initial shape after being deformed when stimulated, and …

Data-driven multiscale finite element method: From concurrence to separation

R Xu, J Yang, W Yan, Q Huang, G Giunta… - Computer Methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to propose a novel data-driven multiscale finite element method (data-
driven FE 2) for composite materials and structures. The correlated scales in the classical FE …

Multiscale computational solid mechanics: data and machine learning

TH Su, SJ Huang, JG Jean, CS Chen - Journal of Mechanics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Multiscale computational solid mechanics concurrently connects complex material physics
and macroscopic structural analysis to accelerate the application of advanced materials in …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic failure characteristics and critical length of short glass fiber reinforced composites

H Cai, J Ye, Y Wang, Y Shi, M Saafi, J Ye - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Short glass fiber reinforced composites (SGFRC) are frequently used to manufacture parts
with complex surfaces by injection or compression molding. It was found that the length of …

3D modeling of shape memory alloy fiber reinforced composites by multiscale finite element method

R Xu, C Bouby, H Zahrouni, TB Zineb, H Hu… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
A 3D generic multiscale finite element method (FE 2) is proposed for modeling the pseudo-
elasticity and the shape memory effects of shape memory alloy (SMA) fiber reinforced …

Mechanical properties of glassy polymer nanocomposites via atomistic and continuum models: The role of interphases

H Reda, A Chazirakis, AF Behbahani, N Savva… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of glassy polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are investigated via a
new hierarchical computational methodology, which combines atomistic molecular …

[HTML][HTML] A new experimental investigation into the effects of reinforcing mortar beams with superelastic SMA fibers on controlling and closing cracks

E Choi, B Mohammadzadeh, D Kim, JS Jeon - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study assessed the performance of short fibers made of superelastic shape memory
alloy (SE SMA) to close cracks in mortar beams. Four types of fibers were considered. Five …

Gradient of mechanical properties in polymer nanocomposites: From atomistic scale to the strain gradient effective continuum

H Reda, A Chazirakis, N Savva, JF Ganghoffer… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well known that glassy polymer nanocomposites (PNC) exhibit heterogeneous
mechanical properties, with a distinct polymer/nanoparticle (NP) interfacial region. The …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale analysis of composite structures with artificial neural network support for micromodel stress determination

W Kuś, W Mucha, IT Jiregna - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Structures made of heterogeneous materials, such as composites, often require a multiscale
approach when their behavior is simulated using the finite element method. By solving the …

Modelling equivalent elastic properties of imperfectly bonded soil-rock mixtures using an XFEM-based computational homogenization

E Norouzi, B Li, RE Erkmen - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a two-dimensional computational homogenization model is utilized to
investigate the elastic stiffness properties of soil-rock mixtures (S-RMs). The medium is …