Research Group:
Speaker:
Marco Barchiesi
Institution:
Univ. Napoli Federico II
Schedule:
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 14:30
Location:
A-133
Abstract:
I will discuss the effective properties of a composite material whose micro-structure is constituted by a brittle material with periodically distributed soft inclusions. In particular, I will show that the presence of the soft inclusions gives rise, in the limit, to a cohesive behaviour and a toughening phenomenon.