Martijn Wismans

Martijn Wismans is a doctoral candidate in the Polymer Technology group at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). The aim of his project is to bring mechanistic understanding of what governs failure of short-fiber filled thermoplastic systems using state of the art constitutive models in combination with micro-mechanical modelling via relevant representative volume element geometries and morphologies. Key topics of his research are constitutive modelling, material characterization, failure prediction, formation of thermal residual stress, mechanics of rubber toughening, quantification of the microstructure and development of mechanical testing methods. The ultimate goal is to predict failure at a micro- and macroscopic level for short-fiber filled thermoplastic systems.