Xiaoding Wei

TL;DR: In this paper, a finite element fluid-structure interaction model was developed to understand the deformation and failure mechanisms of both monolithic and sandwich composite panels, and a new failure criterion that includes strain-rate effects was formulated and implemented to simulate different damage modes in unidirectional glass fiber/matrix composites.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors demonstrate the exceptional flexibility is enabled by the elastic distortion of nanograin-glassy dual phase and the fiber bulking in open-cell three-dimensional structure.

TL;DR: Surprisingly, it is found that substrate stiffness has no influence on the differentiation of type II into type I AEC, nor does increased substrate stiffness lead to an epithelial-mesenchymal transition, but data indicate that substrate stiff regulates the expression of the α3 laminin subunit by AEC and the organization of both fibronectin and lamin in their ECM.

TL;DR: The results of two sets of experiments to measure the elastic?plastic behavior of gold at the nanometre length scale are reported in this article, and the results of detailed finite element analyses of the specimen suggest that the critical resolved shear stress of the gold single crystal was as high as 135?MPa which would lead to a maximum uniaxial stress of about 500?MPa after several per cent strain.

TL;DR: The model shows that the staggered arrangement of constituents grants composites a unique size effect on mechanical strength in contrast to homogenous continuous materials.