Macro-Micro Failure Mechanisms and Damage Modeling of a Bolted Rock Joint by Gang Wang, Yongzheng Zhang, Yujing Jiang, Shugang Wang, Wenjun Jing

“…The influences of the anchoring system on the macro-/micromechanical response were studied by varying the inclination angle of the bolt. …”
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Sliding friction-induced surface reinforcement in AgCuNi–WS2–MoS2 composites: Exploring friction performance enhancements by Xiuchong Zhu, Youwang Tu, Lei Zhang, Yong He, Bo Luo, Xiao Kang, Yanmin Liu

“…These findings highlight the feasibility of SFT as a method to improve the micromechanical and friction and wear properties of these composites.…”
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A coupled elastoplastic damage model for brittle rocks by Zheng Li, Yundong Shou, Deping Guo, Filippo Berto

“…A new coupled elastoplastic damage model is established in order to discuss the damage behaviors found in brittle rock, based on theoretical analysis and experiments. Micromechanic considerations determine the effective elastic properties of anisotropic damaged geomaterials. …”
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A robust approach for the determination of Gurson model parameters by R. Sepe, G. Lamanna, F. Caputo

“…Among the most promising models introduced in recent years, with which it is possible to obtain very useful results for a better understanding of the physical phenomena involved in the macroscopic mechanism of crack propagation, the one proposed by Gurson and Tvergaard links the propagation of a crack to the nucleation, growth and coalescence of micro-voids, which is likely to connect the micromechanical characteristics of the component under examination to crack initiation and propagation up to a macroscopic scale. …”
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DEM Simulation of Biaxial Compression Experiments of Inherently Anisotropic Granular Materials and the Boundary Effects by Zhao-Xia Tong, Lian-Wei Zhang, Min Zhou

“…The comparisons on the stress-strain relationship, strength, and deformation pattern of experiments and simulations indicate that the DEM models are able to capture the key macro- and micromechanical behavior of inherently anisotropic granular materials with high fidelity. …”
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A Study of Failure Strength for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates with Consideration of Interface by Junjie Ye, Yuanying Qiu, Xuefeng Chen, Yumin He, Zhi Zhai

“…In this paper, by incorporating the interface stress-displacement relations between fibers and matrix, as well as the viscoplastic constitutive model for describing plastic behaviors of matrix materials, a micromechanical model is used to investigate the failure strength of the composites with imperfect interface bonding. …”
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DEM investigation on strain localization in a dense periodic granular assembly with high coordination number by Trung-Kien Nguyen, Thanh-Trung Vo, Nhu-Hoang Nguyen

“…This formation has the origins of the irreversible losing of cohesive contacts, viewed as micro-crackings which strongly concentrated in the periodic shear zones. This micromechanical feature is therefore strongly related to the strain localization observed at the sample scale. …”
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Effect of polymer composition on mechanical and tribotechnical properties in a friction pair with steel by Biryukov Vladimir

“…The determination of the micromechanical properties of polymers was carried out on the Nanoscan-4D device. diamond triangular Berkovich pyramid with a maximum loading force of 10 mN. …”
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Investigation of Energy Mechanism and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Mudstone with Different Moisture Contents by Jingdong Jiang, Jie Xu

“…The above results indicate that the water erosion process on rock reduces the cohesive energy and cohesive force, destroys the micromechanical structure, and minimizes the energy states of rock.…”
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Modeling of the Complex Modulus of Asphalt Mastic with Biochar Filler Based on the Homogenization and Random Aggregate Distribution Methods by Yushuai Wu, Peng Cao, Feiting Shi, Ketong Liu, Xuhao Wang, Zhen Leng, Zhifei Tan, Changjun Zhou

“…To consider this factor into the micromechanical model, a modified generalized self-consistent model (MGSCM) with a coating layer was proposed. …”
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Buckling Analysis of Sandwich Structures with Metamaterials Core Integrated by Graphene Nanoplatelets Reinforced Polymer Composite by Yasin Shabani, Korosh Khorshidi

“…It is assumed that facesheets be composed of a polymer matrix reinforced by graphene nanoplatelet (GPL). Halpin-Tsai's micromechanical approach is used to determine the effective Young’s modulus of the top and bottom layers and the rule of mixture for effective Poisson’s ratio and mass density. …”
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Relationship Between Elastic, Chemical, and Thermal Properties of SiO₂ Flint Aggregate by Lahcen Khouchaf, Abdelhamid Oufakir

“…Based on the obtained results, SiO₂ characterized with controlled micromechanical, thermal, and chemical properties may be used as a filler to improve the performance properties of the strength, microstructure, and durability of some composites.…”
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Study on the Relationship between Fracture Morphology and Splitting Strength of Granite Based on Fabric Distribution by GuangSheng Du, ShiJiang Chen, Xiaoyi Chen, Yunfeng Gao, Hailong Wu

“…The results show that (1) the Voronoi GBM model with spatial correlation function of the discrete element can effectively simulate the controllable granite fabric and carry out micromechanical analysis. (2) The strength of the granite specimen and the fractal value of the cross-section have an obvious linear relationship with the fabric; besides, there is also a certain linear relationship between the strength of the specimen and the fractal value, which is influenced by granite fabric. (3) The predicted strength of the specimen according to the fractal value of the section is in good agreement with the actual strength with the error rate of 30%. …”
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Phase stability and enhanced mechanical properties of nanocrystalline PVD CrCu coatings by Michael Burtscher, Christina Kainz, Paola Dorner, Simon Fellner, Velislava Terziyska, Markus Alfreider, Daniel Kiener

“…The conditional fracture toughness and resulting J-Integral were determined for the as-deposited and selected heat-treated states utilizing micromechanical notched cantilever experiments. The annihilation of microstructural defects and the precipitation of nm-sized Cu precipitates within and along the columnar Cr are regarded as the primary strengthening mechanisms. …”
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Three-dimensional strength criterion for rocks: A review by Jiacun Liu, Xing Li, Junjie Xiao, Yachen Xie, Kaiwen Xia

“…Furthermore, beyond macroscopic strength criteria, this review also discusses micromechanical strength criteria, where the stress state and crack propagation govern rock mechanical behaviors. …”
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Finite Element Modeling of the Behavior of a Hollow Cylinder in a Hydrogen-Containing Environment by Assia Amina Lakhdari, Serguey A. Bubnov, Aissa Seddak, Ilya I. Ovchinnikov, Igor G. Ovchinnikov

“…The two main research orientations on the problem of hydrogen embrittlement are examined: the study of fundamental principles and the disclosure of micromechanisms and the relation between hydrogen embrittlement and metal aging; the development of models and methods for predicting the kinetics of change in stress-strain state and for evaluating the longevity of structures subjected to hydrogen embrittlement. …”
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Enhanced strength-ductility synergy in a gradient hetero-structured CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy by Hangqi Feng, Hangzhou Zhang, Zhenghong He, Lingling Zhou, Zihan Zhang, Muxin Yang, Weijie Li, Xiaolei Wu, Fuping Yuan, Ying Li

“…This study offers insight into the correlation between macroscopic strain hardening and micromechanical behavior in gradient-/hetero-structured materials.…”
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A feasibility study on bamboo – PLA composite lamina using the mechanics of composite materials by B. Vishwash, K.B. Sachidananda, N.D. Shivakumar

“…Considering the outcomes of the macromechanical and micromechanical analysis of lamina, we conclude that the BF-PLA composite has the potential to act as biodegradable facesheets for environmentally friendly sandwich structures. …”
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Microstructure effect of mechanical and cracking behaviors on brittle rocks using image-based fast Fourier transform method by Mingyao Li, Lei Peng, Dejun Liu, Jianping Zuo

“…Based on these experimental evidences, the processed microstructure information, in conjunction with the proposed micromechanical model, is incorporated into the numerical calculation. …”
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Investigating the effects of alkalization on mechanical properties of enset fibers using digital image correlation technique by Abebayehu Abdela, Bart Buffel, Belete Sirahbizu, Frederik Desplentere

“…The characterization of fiber level tensile properties is vital for conducting micromechanical analyses and developing mechanical models of materials and their composites. …”
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