Publisher Summary This chapter discusses some basic problems in mechanics of elastic
solids containing multiple cracks. A number of mathematical aspects that frequently …

Effective elastic properties of solids with cavities of various shapes are derived in two
approximations: the approximation of non-interacting cavities and the approximation of the …

Results in the literature demonstrate that substantial improvements in the mechanical
behavior of polymers have been attained through the addition of small amounts of carbon …

Micromechanics based models are used for predicting the effective mechanical properties of
reinforced polymer matrix composites. This paper reviews micromechanics based models …

It is difficult to establish structure–property relationships in plasma sprayed coatings
because of their unique and intermingled splat microstructures incorporating networks of …

Mori-Tanaka's theory with the general anisotropic constituents has been recast into a new
form and it is shown that this form bears an identical structure to that developed by Walpole …

This work deals with a study of the vibrational properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced
composites by employing an equivalent continuum model based on the Eshelby–Mori …

Nanofibers are ideally suited to form a scaffold where multi-functional components can be
hierarchically organized. Development in electrospinning in terms of fiber construction and …

In this paper, ultrasonic measurement results are presented for analysing the wave
propagation in carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) containing voids. The composite …

We investigate the mechanical property predictions for a three-phase viscoelastic (VE)
composite by the use of two micromechanical models: the original Mori–Tanaka (MT) …