Publications
Journal publications:
[J21] S. Brachthauser Balcells and F. López Jiménez, Modeling Fiber Microbuckling in the Bending of Soft Composites Using Nonlinear Homogenization, AIAA Journal, 61(6), 2023.
[J20] G. Gharooni Fard, D. Zhang, F. López Jiménez, and O. Peleg , Crystallography of honeycomb formation under geometric frustration, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(48), 2022.
[J19] B.Y. Dharmadasa, M.W. McCallum, S. Mierunalan, S.P. Dassanayake, C.H.M.Y. Mallikarachchi, and F. López Jiménez, Formation of plastic creases in thin polyimide films, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 87(5), 051009, 2020.
[J18] H.E. Fowler, B.R. Donovan, J.M. McCracken, F. López Jiménez, and T.J. White, Localizing genesis in polydomain liquid crystal elastomers, Soft Matter, 16, 330, 2020.
[J17] F. López Jiménez, Variations in the distribution of local strain energy within different realizations of a representative volume element, Composites Part B: Engineering, 176, 2019
[J16] R. Al-Rashed, F. López Jiménez, J. Marthelot, and P.M. Reis, Buckling patterns in biaxially pre-stretched bilayer shells: wrinkles, creases, folds and fracture-like ridges, Soft Matter, 13(43), 7969-7978, 2017
[J15] J. Marthelot, F. López Jiménez, A. Lee, J.W. Hutchinson, and P.M. Reis, Buckling of a pressurized hemispherical shell subjected to a probing force, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 84(12), 121005, 2017
[J14] J. Marthelot, P.-T. Brun, F. López Jiménez, and P.M. Reis, Reversible patterning of spherical shells through constrained buckling, Physical Review Materials, 1(2), 025601, 2017
[J13] F. López Jiménez, J. Marthelot, A. Lee, J.W. Hutchinson, and P.M. Reis, Knockdown factor for the buckling of spherical shells containing large-amplitude geometric defects, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 84(3), 034501, 2017
[J12] F. López Jiménez, P. Upadhyaya, J. Liljenherte, P.M. Reis, and S. Kumar, Soft optical composites for tunable transmittance, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 9, 297-303, 2016
[J11] A. Lee, F. López Jiménez, J. Marthelot, J.W. Hutchinson, and P.M. Reis, The geometric role of precisely engineered imperfections on the critical buckling load of spherical elastic shells, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 83(11), 111005, 2016
[J10] F. López Jiménez, N. Stoop, R. Lagrange, J. Dunkel, and P.M. Reis, Curvature-controlled defect localization in elastic surface crystals, Physical Review Letters, 116(10):104301, 2016
[J9] R. Lagrange, F. López Jiménez, D. Terwagne, M. Brojan and P.M. Reis, From wrinkling to global buckling of a ring on a curved substrate, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 89, 77-95, 2016
[J8] F. López Jiménez, S. Kumar, and P.M. Reis, Soft color composites with tunable optical transmittance, Advanced Optical Materials, 4, 620-626, 2016
[J7] F. López Jiménez, On the isotropy of randomly generated representative volume elements for fiber-reinforced elastomers, Composites Part B: Engineering, 87, 33-39, 2016
[J6] P.M. Reis, F. López Jiménez, and J. Marthelot, Transforming architectures inspired by origami, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112.40, 12234-12235, 2015
[J5] F. López Jiménez, Modeling of soft composites under three-dimensional loading, Composites Part B: Engineering, 59, 173-180, 2014
[J4] F. López Jiménez and N. Triantafyllidis, Buckling of rectangular and hexagonal honeycomb under combined axial compression and transverse shear, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50, 3934-3946, 2013
[J3] F. López Jiménez and S. Pellegrino, Failure of carbon fibers at a crease in a fiber-reinforced silicone sheet, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 80, 353-360, 2013
[J2] F. López Jiménez and S. Pellegrino, Constitutive modeling of fiber composites with a soft hyperelastic matrix, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49, 635-647, 2012
[J1] F. López Jiménez and S. Pellegrino, Folding of fibre composites with a hyperelastic matrix, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49, 395-407, 2012
Conference proceedings:
[C16] B.Y. Dharmadasa, J.M. Mejia-Ariza, M. Arya, J.F. Sauder, P. Focardi, S.C. Bradford, and F. López Jiménez, Design and Fabrication of a High Strain Composite Flexure for CubeSat Reflectarrays, AIAA SciTech Forum, National Harbor, MD, 2023. AIAA 2023-0581.
[C15] B.Y. Dharmadasa, J.M. Mejia-Ariza, M. Arya, J.F. Sauder, P. Focardi, S.C. Bradford, and F. López Jiménez, Design of Flexures for Deployable Reflectarrays using High Strain Composites, AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, 2022. AIAA 2022- 0651.
[C14] K.B. Marquis, K. Ployhar, and F. López Jiménez, Thermal Analysis of a Novel Lightweight Layered and TaperedRadiator Panel with Pumped-Fluid-Loop System, 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2021. ICES-2021-243.
[C13] K.B. Marquis, K. Ployhar, and F. López Jiménez, Development of a High-Power Deployable-Tube Radiator System, 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2021. ICES-2021-240.
[C12] B.Y. Dharmadasa and F. López Jiménez, Modeling the Effect of Creases in an Unfolding Membrane, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2021. AIAA 2021-1258.
[C11] A.H. Sharma, R. Perez, N.W. Bearns, T.J. Rose, and F. López Jiménez, Some Considerations Involving Testing Guidelines for Large Curvature Bending of High Strain Composites using the Column Bending Test, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2021. AIAA 2021-0196.
[C10] F. López Jiménez, Numerical Modeling of Stress Concentration Around Failed Fibers in Unidirectional Composites, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2021. AIAA 2021-0087.
[C9] G. De Luca, and F. López Jiménez, Shear stiffening in the microbuckling of fiber composites, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2020. AIAA 2020-0691.
[C8] A.H. Sharma, S.A. Hill, R. Perez, T.J. Rose, and F. López Jiménez, Tensile fiber failure on High Strain Composites, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2020. AIAA 2020-0208.
[C7] B.Y. Dharmadasa, M.W.McCallum, and F. López Jiménez, Characterizing and modeling the viscoplastic behavior of creases in Kapton polyimide films, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2020. AIAA 2020-2165.
[C6] T. J. Rose, J. Calish, and F. López Jiménez, Modeling of Viscoelasticity in Thin Flexible Composites using Coincident Element Method, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2020. AIAA 2020-0693.
[C5] S. Brachthauser Balcells and F. López Jiménez, Using Non-Linear Homogenization to Model Fiber Microbuckling in the Bending of Soft Composites, AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, 2019. AIAA-2019-2025.
[C4] A. H. Sharma, T. J. Rose, A. Seamone, T.W. Murphey, and F. López Jiménez, Analysis of the Column Bending Test for Large Curvature Bending of High Strain Composites, AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, 2019. AIAA-2019-1746.
[C3] T.J. Rose, A. Sharma, A. Seamone, F. López Jiménez and T. Murphey, Carbon Unidirectional Composite Flexure Strength Dependence on Laminate Thickness, ASC 33rd Annual Technical Conference, Seattle, WA, 2018.
[C2] B.Y. Dharmadasa, H. M. Y. C. Mallikarachchi, and F. López Jiménez, Characterizing the Mechanics of Fold-lines in Thin Kapton Membranes, AIAA SciTech Forum, Kissimmee, FL, 2018. AIAA-2018-0450.
[C1] F. López Jiménez and S. Pellegrino, Folding of Thin Composite Structures with a Soft Matrix, 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, 2009. AIAA-2009-2633.