The book explores the state of the art in the mechanics of fibrous media, providing an overview of the theoretical, modelling and practical aspects of designing and working with these materials. It also describes the advanced methods needed to handle their specific features, including the mechanics of generalized continua, dedicated homogenization methods and computational techniques, and presents applications of fibrous media to diverse fields and over a broad spectrum of scales, ranging from aeronautics to biomechanics.

Written by leading experts in the field Addresses the most challenging problems arising from the complexity of fibrous media Discusses several applications of fibrous media, such as complex yarns used as reinforcement for rubber tires, 3D woven structures used in aeronautics, composite engineering for transportation, biological tissues and biomaterials

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Mechanics of Random Fiber Networks: Structure-Properties Relation.- Prediction of the effective mechanical properties of regular and random fibrous materials based on the mechanics of generalized continua.- Heuristic homogenization of Euler and pantographic beams.- Simulation of continuous fibre composite forming.