Mapping the coupled role of structure and materials in mechanics of platelet-matrix composites

• Published in: Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids Vol. 112; pp. 169 - 186
• Main Authors: Farzanian, Shafee, Shahsavari, Rouzbeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Biomedical materials; Combinatorial analysis; Composite materials; Computer simulation; Decoding; Decoupling; Design guidelines; Finite element analysis; Finite element method; Fracture; Fracture toughness; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Nacre; Numerical modeling; Parameters; Plastic properties; Platelet-matrix composites; Stiffness; Studies; Toughening; Numerical modeling; Mechanical properties; Fracture; Design guidelines; Platelet-matrix composites

Despite significant progresses on understanding and mimicking the delicate nano/microstructure of biomaterials such as nacre, decoding the indistinguishable merger of materials and structures in controlling the tradeoff in mechanical properties has been long an engineering pursuit. Herein, we focus...