Abstract: In this work, we have employed a variational model to examine the effect of fiber-matrix debonding on the thermoelastic response of a unidirectional composite. The model is designed to represent ...

Abstract: This paper describes modeling of degradation behavior of high-temperature polymers under thermo-oxidative aging conditions. Thermo-oxidative aging is simulated with a diffusion-reaction model in which ...

Abstract: A simple, albeit approximate, close-form solution is developed to study the elastic stress and energy distribution in and around spheroidal inclusions and voids at finite concentration. This ...

Abstract: A simple, albeit approximate, theory is developed to determine the elastoplastic behavior of particle-reinforced materials. The elastic, spherical particles are uniformly dispersed in the ductile, ...