Living Materials Laboratory:
Project
Project:
Mechanics-based Service-Life Prediction of Natural-Fiber Composites
Current Challenge
Research Goal
The primary objective of this research is to use micromechanics to predict moisture- and frost-induced damage in both short- and continuous-fiber natural-fiber composites exposed to fluctuating hygrothermal conditions.
Sponsor
National Science Foundation (NSF)
CMMI Mechanics of Materials Program