Elastic instabilities, microstructure transformations, and pattern formations in soft materials
Large deformations of soft materials can give rise to the development of various elastic
instabilities. The phenomenon is associated with a sudden and dramatic change in structure …
instabilities. The phenomenon is associated with a sudden and dramatic change in structure …
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 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 …
Failure analysis of ultra high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete structures enhanced with nanomaterials by using a diffuse cohesive interface approach
Recent progresses in nanotechnology have clearly shown that the incorporation of
nanomaterials within concrete elements leads to a sensible increase in strength and …
nanomaterials within concrete elements leads to a sensible increase in strength and …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behavior of bio-inspired nacre-like composites: A hybrid multiscale modeling approach
In this paper, the mechanical behavior of bio-inspired nacre-like staggered composites is
studied. The bio-inspired materials, combining stiff and soft constituents, exhibit superior …
studied. The bio-inspired materials, combining stiff and soft constituents, exhibit superior …
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 …
Macro-and micro-instabilities in incompressible bioinspired composite materials with nacre-like microstructure
In this work, we study the macroscopic and microscopic instabilities in 2D incompressible
nacre-like composite materials induced by uniaxial loadings. The interchange between …
nacre-like composite materials induced by uniaxial loadings. The interchange between …
A multiscale analysis of instability-induced failure mechanisms in fiber-reinforced composite structures via alternative modeling approaches
Multiscale techniques have been widely shown to potentially overcome the limitation of
homogenization schemes in representing the microscopic failure mechanisms in …
homogenization schemes in representing the microscopic failure mechanisms in …
Scale effects in orthotropic composite assemblies as micropolar continua: A comparison between weak-and strong-form finite element solutions
The aim of the present work was to investigate the mechanical behavior of orthotropic
composites, such as masonry assemblies, subjected to localized loads described as …
composites, such as masonry assemblies, subjected to localized loads described as …
[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 …