Abstract: A theoretical investigation has been carried out to determine the effective properties of fiber-reinforced concrete with randomly oriented fibers. Two analytical approaches have been considered: one with continuous cylindrical ...

Abstract: The application of SMA actuators in smart structures usually involves thermally induced phase transformation with a variable applied stress in SMA actuators, resulting in thermomechanical nonproportional ...

Abstract: Titanium alloys are commonly heat-treated to meet specific design requirements. In an effort to possibly create a better composite, the influence of heat treatments on the damage evolution and ...

Abstract: A micromechanics approach for assessing the impact of an interfacial thermal resistance, also known as the Kapitza resistance, on the effective thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube-polymer ...

Abstract: A new approach for the evaluation of the compressive strength of fibrous composites due to microbuckling is considered in this paper. Most of the proposed models, thus far, have tried to ...