Micromechanics of Composite Materials: A Generalized Multiscale Analysis Approach

With composites under increasing use in industry to replace traditional materials in components and structures, the modeling of composite performance, damage and failure has never been more important.

Micromechanics of Composite Materials: A Generalized Multiscale Analysis Approach brings together comprehensive background information on the multiscale nature of the composite, constituent material behaviour, damage models and key techniques for multiscale modelling, as well as presenting the findings and methods, developed over a lifetime’s research, of three leading experts in the field.

The unified approach presented in the book for conducting multiscale analysis and design of conventional and smart composite materials is also applicable for structures with complete linear and nonlinear material behavior, with numerous applications provided to illustrate use.

Modeling composite behaviour is a key challenge in research and industry; when done efficiently and reliably it can save money, decrease time to market with new innovations and prevent component failure. This book provides the tools and knowledge from leading micromechanics research, allowing researchers and senior engineers within academia and industry with to improve results and streamline development workflows.

• Brings together for the first time the findings of a lifetime’s research in micromechanics by recognized leaders in the field
• Provides a comprehensive overview of all micromechanics formulations in use today and a unified approach that works for the multiscale analysis and design of multi-phased composite materials, considering both small strain and large strain formulations
• Combines otherwise disparate theory, code and techniques in a step-by-step manner for efficient and reliable modeling of composites

Jacob Aboudi is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He was formerly Head of the University’s Department of Solid Mechanics, Materials and Structures, and Dean of their Faculty of Engineering. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Strathclyde, Northwestern University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Virginia, and has over 45 years of research experience. He has written over 300 journal articles and 2 prior books.

Steven M. Arnold is the Technical Lead for Multiscale Modeling within the Materials and Structures Division at NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio, USA. He was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal in 2019, the ASC/DEStech Award in Composites for 2015, NASA’s Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal in 2014, and the NASA Glenn Abe Silverstein outstanding research award in 2004. He is co-founder and current Chairman of the Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC), an ASM International Fellow and has over 30 years of research experience resulting in over 440 technical publications and 2 U.S. patents.

Brett A. Bednarcyk is a Senior Research Engineer in the Materials and Structures Division at NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio, USA. He serves as a composite expert for NASA Space Launch Systems (SLS) projects and the NASA Engineering and Safety Center Structures Technical Discipline Team. He has held visiting appointments at the RWTH Aachen University (Germany) and the University of Virginia. He was awarded the NASA Glenn Abe Silverstein outstanding research award in 2015 and NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal in 2013. He has over 20 years of research experience, over 300 technical publications, and is the primary developer of NASA’s MAC/GMC composites software.