Book contents
- Network Materials
- Network Materials
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Fibers and Fiber Bundles
- 3 Fiber Interactions
- 4 Network Structure and Geometric Parameters
- 5 Affine Deformation
- 6 Mechanical Behavior and Relation to Structural Parameters
- 7 Constitutive Formulations for Network Materials
- 8 Strength and Toughness of Network Materials
- 9 Time Dependent Behavior
- 10 Networks with Fiber Surface Interactions
- 11 Composite Networks
- Index
- References
11 - Composite Networks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2022
Book contents
- Network Materials
- Network Materials
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Fibers and Fiber Bundles
- 3 Fiber Interactions
- 4 Network Structure and Geometric Parameters
- 5 Affine Deformation
- 6 Mechanical Behavior and Relation to Structural Parameters
- 7 Constitutive Formulations for Network Materials
- 8 Strength and Toughness of Network Materials
- 9 Time Dependent Behavior
- 10 Networks with Fiber Surface Interactions
- 11 Composite Networks
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter is dedicated to composites in which the reinforcement is a stochastic fiber network. Many network materials are reinforced by the addition of fillers of various geometry. However, in most current applications, filler dimensions are orders of magnitude larger than the characteristic length scales of the network. The focus of this chapter is on the properties of composites with matched filler-network length scales. The four sections of the chapter present the mechanics of networks reinforced with particles of dimensions comparable with the network pores, networks reinforced with stiff fibers, interpenetrating networks in which reinforcement is provided by the interaction with another network which spans the same spatial domain, and of networks embedded in a continuum matrix. It is shown that exceptional properties may be achieved due to the emergence of interphases in thermal and athermal networks with rigid fillers, and in interpenetrating network systems. The results and concepts presented are aimed to stimulate the future development of reinforced network materials.
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