Micromechanical models to guide the development of synthetic 'brick and mortar' composites

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Effective toughness of heterogeneous media (2014, background): “Various researchers have studied the underlying mechanisms and also sought to mimic the microstructure in bio-inspired designs (e.g. Barthelat and Espinosa, 2007; Currey and Taylor, 1974; Evans et al., 2001; Menig et al., 2000; Nukala and Simunovic, 2005; Begley et al., 2012).”
Designing nacre-like materials for simultaneous stiffness, strength and toughness: Optimum materials, composition, microstructure and size (2014, methodology): “Upon yielding of the interface the maximum force carried by the tablet is L0τi, and neglecting the tensile stress carried by the interface the strength of the RVE is σc ¼ L0τi ttþti ð15Þ Which can be rewritten using Eqs.”