Abstract: Composites comprising a high-volume fraction of stiff reinforcements within a compliant matrix are commonly found in natural materials. The disparate properties of the constituent materials endow resilience to the composite, ...

Abstract: The dependence of the fracture toughness of twodimensional (2D) elastoplastic lattices upon relative density and ductility of cell wall material is obtained for four topologies: the triangular lattice, kagome lattice, ...

Abstract: The shear deformation of a composite comprising elastic particles in a single crystal elastic–plastic matrix is analyzed using a discrete dislocation plasticity (DDP) framework wherein dislocation motion occurs via ...