Complex nature of the fibre reinforced composites, their non-homogeneity and anisotropy make their modelling a challenging task. Although the linear – elastic behaviour of the composites is well understood, there is still ...

A physically based material model for metals, with elastic plastic and damage/failure orthotropy is proposed in this paper. The model is defined within the frameworks of irreversible thermodynamics and configurational ...

The Heat Treatment Forming and in-die Quench (HFQ) process allows for manufacturing of more complex geometries from Aluminium sheets than ever before, which can be exploited in lightweight automotive and aerospace structures. ...