MICROMECHANICS
Micromechanics
is the study of mechanical interactions between the constituents
(reinforcement, matrix, and interphase) of a composite on
a microscopic scale, e.g., fiber diameter or fiber spacing.
Analytical, numerical, and experimental micromechanics research
is conducted at Northwestern University. Studies include stress
analysis, constitutive modeling, failure mechanisms, and fracture
morphology.
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