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Accuracy and robustness of stress intensity factor extraction methods for the generalized/eXtended Finite Element Method

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AFM Identification of Beetle Exocuticle: Bouligand Structure and Nanofiber Anisotropic Elastic Properties

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Statistical shear lag model – Unraveling the size effect in hierarchical composites

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Structural Design Elements in Biological Materials: Application to Bioinspiration

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Simulation of non-planar three-dimensional hydraulic fracture propagation

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Mechanical adaptability of the Bouligand-type structure in natural dermal armour

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Optimal Length Scales Emerging from Shear Load Transfer in Natural Materials: Application to Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Design

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Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs

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Architectured materials: Expanding materials space

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Designing architectured materials

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Tablet-level origin of toughening in abalone shells and translation to synthetic composite materials

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Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk

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Dimensional analysis and parametric studies for designing artificial nacre

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Revealing the Design Principles of High-Performance Biological Composites Using Ab initio and Multiscale Simulations: The Example of Lobster Cuticle

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Mechanics-based analysis of selected features of the exoskeletal microstructure of Popillia japonica

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Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials

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Universal Elastic Anisotropy Index

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Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

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