Browsing by Subject "micromechanics"
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Analysis of linear elasticity and non-linearity due to plasticity and material damage in woven and biaxial braided composites
(2009-05-15)Textile composites have a wide variety of applications in the aerospace, sports, automobile, marine and medical industries. Due to the availability of a variety of textile architectures and numerous parameters associated ... -
A Coupled Micromechanical Model of Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphalt Mixtures: Formulation and Applications
(2011-02-22)The deleterious effect of moisture on the structural integrity of asphalt mixtures has been recognized as one of the main causes of early deterioration of asphalt pavements. This phenomenon, usually referred to as moisture ... -
The effect of irregular fiber distribution and error in assumed transverse fiber CTE on thermally induced fiber/matrix interfacial stresses
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Thermally induced interfacial stress states between fiber and matrix at cryogenic temperature were studied using three-dimensional finite element based micromechanics. Mismatch of the coefficient of thermal expansion between ... -
Fabrication and Modeling of Functionally Graded Porous Polymer Materials
(2016-08-02)Functionally graded porous materials (FGPMs) are porous materials with porosity gradient distributed over the volume. They have many applications in aerospace, biomedical, and other engineering fields. Despite a lot of ... -
Finite Element Based Micromechanical Analysis of Precipitated NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
(2015-07-22)In recent years, great strides have been taken in the advancement of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) modeling capabilities. The accompaniment of advanced constitutive models with standardized solution techniques have meant that ... -
A Micromechanical Model for Viscoelastic-Viscoplastic Analysis of Particle Reinforced Composite
(2011-02-22)This study introduces a time-dependent micromechanical model for a viscoelastic-viscoplastic analysis of particle-reinforced composite and hybrid composite. The studied particle-reinforced composite consists of solid ... -
Micromechanics Modeling of Nonlinear and Time-dependent Responses of Piezoelectric 1-3, 0-3, and Hybrid Composites
(2014-04-18)Nonlinear electromechanical and polarization switching behaviors of piezoelectric materials and viscoelastic nature of polymers result in the overall nonlinear and hysteretic responses of active polymeric composites. ... -
Micromechanics modeling of the multifunctional nature of carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites
(2009-06-02)The present work provides a micromechanics approach based on the generalized self-consistent composite cylinders method as a non-Eshelby approach towards for assessing the impact of carbon nanotubes on the multi-functional ... -
Modeling Different Failure Mechanisms in Metals
(2012-02-14)Material failure plays an important role in human life. By investigating the failure mechanisms, people can more precisely predict the failure conditions to develop new products, to enhance product performances, and most ... -
Modeling Moisture Diffusion Behaviors in Polymers and Polymer Composites
(2018-07-30)This study presents a transient analysis of fluid diffusion behavior in polymers, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, and polymeric sandwich composites. The studied polymers and polymer composites consist of pure ... -
Multiscale analysis of nanocomposite and nanofibrous structures
(2009-05-15)The overall goal of the present research is to provide a computationally based methodology to realize the projected extraordinary properties of Carbon Nanotube (CNT)- reinforced composites and polymeric nanofibers for ... -
Nonlinear Thermo‐Electro‐Mechanical Behaviors of Ag/BaTiO3 Composites
(2016-11-28)The focus of this study is to understand the influences of blending silver (Ag) phase into barium titanate (BaTiO3) ceramic on its thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties. Silver-barium titanate (Ag/BaTiO3) active ...