Micromechanical Modelling of Natural Materials

研究的重点是了解天然材料的组成和形态，并将这些发现用于设计和选择人造材料。由于天然材料通过进化发展出了效率，这项工作的结果应该会导致人造材料高效微结构设计的发展。新材料将在微观和宏观尺度上制造和研究。将制定微观力学模型来描述这些材料的性能。

The research focusses on understanding the composition and morphology of natural materials and using these findings in designing and selecting man made materials. Since natural materials have developed efficiency through evolution, the results from the work should lead to development of efficient microstructural designs for man-made materials. Novel materials will be fabricated and studies at micro- and macro scales. Micro-mechanical models will be formulated to describe the performance of these materials.