Dimitrios Savvas

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel computational procedure is proposed for the determination of the representative volume element (RVE) size for random composites, which is the basis of homogenization methods.

TL;DR: In this article, the spectral representation of the statistically homogeneous mesoscale random fields for the apparent properties of particle-reinforced composites based on computer-simulated images of their microstructure was derived using spectral representation in conjunction with translation field theory.

TL;DR: In this article, the mean value, coefficient of variation and probability distribution of the effective elastic modulus and Poisson ratio are computed taking into account the material microstructure, and the effective properties are used in the framework of stochastic finite element method (SFEM), where arbitrary assumptions are usually made regarding the probability distribution and correlation structure of the macroscopic mechanical properties.

TL;DR: In this paper, a computational procedure is proposed for the determination of mesoscale random fields and of the representative volume element (RVE) size of carbon nanotube reinforced composites (CNT-RCs).

TL;DR: In this paper, the lattice of graphene is modeled using the molecular structural mechanics (MSM) approach, which is a continuum based nanoscale modeling technique, where the C-C covalent bonds are replaced by energetically equivalent beam elements.