[HTML][HTML] Deciphering structural biological materials: Viewing from the mechanics perspective and their prospects

BB Yin, WK Sun, XY Zhang, KM Liew - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural biological materials are multiphase composite materials in nature. Their
mechanical properties are extraordinary despite their weak constituents. This review aims to …

Multiscale modeling of material failure: Theory and computational methods

PR Budarapu, X Zhuang, T Rabczuk… - Advances in applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Material behavior and microstructure geometries at small scales strongly influence the
physical behavior at higher scales. For example, defects like cracks and dislocations evolve …

Effects of size and aggregation/agglomeration of nanoparticles on the interfacial/interphase properties and tensile strength of polymer nanocomposites

MA Ashraf, W Peng, Y Zare, KY Rhee - Nanoscale research letters, 2018 - Springer
In this study, several simple equations are suggested to investigate the effects of size and
density on the number, surface area, stiffening efficiency, and specific surface area of …

Phase field modeling of quasi-static and dynamic crack propagation: COMSOL implementation and case studies

S Zhou, T Rabczuk, X Zhuang - Advances in Engineering Software, 2018 - Elsevier
The phase-field model (PFM) represents the crack geometry in a diffusive way without
introducing sharp discontinuities. This feature enables PFM to effectively model crack …

Phase field modelling of crack propagation, branching and coalescence in rocks

S Zhou, X Zhuang, H Zhu, T Rabczuk - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a phase field model (PFM) for simulating complex crack patterns including crack
propagation, branching and coalescence in rock. The phase field model is implemented in …

Fracture properties prediction of clay/epoxy nanocomposites with interphase zones using a phase field model

MA Msekh, NH Cuong, G Zi, P Areias, X Zhuang… - Engineering Fracture …, 2018 - Elsevier
We predict the macroscopic tensile strength and fracture toughness of fully exfoliated nano
silicate clay epoxy composites accounting for the interphase behavior between the …

A peridynamics formulation for quasi-static fracture and contact in rock

T Rabczuk, H Ren - Engineering Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a dual-horizon peridynamics (DH-PD) formulation for fracture in granular and
rock-like materials. In contrast to discrete crack methods such as XFEM, DH-PD does not …

Mechanical performance and fatigue life prediction of lattice structures: Parametric computational approach

C Peng, P Tran, H Nguyen-Xuan, AJM Ferreira - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) highly complex lattice structures with exceptional engineering
properties are of special interests for a wide range of engineering applications including …

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 …

A non-ordinary state-based peridynamics formulation for thermoplastic fracture

J Amani, E Oterkus, P Areias, G Zi… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) non-ordinary state-based peridynamics (NOSB-PD)
formulation for thermomechanical brittle and ductile fracture is presented. The Johnson …