Javier LLorca of the Composite Materials group and Mechanics of Materials group, respectively, at IMDEA Materials Institute. The office doors of both Prof. Javier LLorca office and Dr. Cláudio S. Lopes were always open whenever I ran into a trouble or had a question about my research or writing. They consistently allowed this PhD research to be my own work, but steered me in the right the direction whenever he thought I needed it. I would also like to thank the experts who were involved in this research project:
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