 | This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject.(June 2017) |
Fiber network mechanics is a subject within physics and mechanics that deals with the deformation of networks made by the connection of slender fibers. [1] [2] Fiber networks are used to model the mechanics of fibrous materials such as biopolymer networks [3] [4] and paper products. [5] Depending on the mechanical behavior of individual filaments, the networks may be composed of mechanical elements such as Hookean springs, [6] Euler-Bernoulli beams, [7] and worm-like chains. [8] The field of fiber network mechanics is closely related to the mechanical analysis of frame structures, granular materials, critical phenomena, and lattice dynamics.
