The eXtended finite element method (XFEM) is a powerful tool for structural mechanics, assisting engineers and designers in understanding how a material architecture responds to stresses and consequently assisting the creation of mechanically improved structures. The XFEM method has unraveled the extraordinary relationships between material...
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2024 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: July 3, 2024
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2023 (v1)Publication
Biological materials have evolved through thousands of years, adapting, morphing, and optimizing to their particular function. One of the many natural materials that are widely studied is nacre, an elegant merge of stiff (mineral) and soft (biopolymer) components with extremely high mechanical properties, which are highly desired for structural...
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2019 (v1)Publication
Amplification in toughness and balance with stiffness and strength are fundamental characteristics of biological structural composites, and a long sought-after objective for engineering design. Nature achieves these properties through a combination of multiscale key features. Yet, emulating all these features into synthetic de novo materials is...
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2020 (v1)Publication
Natural materials represent ideal biomimetic models for materials design. However, the sophisticated natural hierarchical architectures are rather difficult to be implemented in synthetic FRCs and components through classic manufacturing methods. We propose a new method, called squeeze-winding (SW), specifically designed for the fabrication of...
Uploaded on: April 14, 2023