Engineering structures are often subjected to the conditions of cyclic-loading, which onsets
material fatigue, detrimentally affecting the service-life and damage tolerance of components …

An overview is given of the development of methods for the prediction of fatigue driven
delamination growth over the past 40 years. Four categories of methods are identified …

The analysis of adhesively bonded joints started in 1938 with the closed-form model of
Volkersen. The equilibrium equation of a single lap joint led to a simple governing …

Electrospun thermoplastic nanofibres have a large potential for the interlaminar toughening
of composite laminates. They can easily be placed in resin rich interlayers between …

Advanced design methodologies enable lighter and more reliable composite structures or
components. However, efforts to include fatigue delamination in the simulation of …

Interlaminar fracture toughness for mode I and II deformation were investigated for carbon
fiber (CF)/epoxy laminates toughened by a carbon nanofiber/epoxy interlayer. Vapor grown …

Today, fiber-reinforced polymer composites are a standard material in applications where a
high stiffness and strength are required at minimal weight, such as aerospace structures …

Abstract Machine learning (ML) methods for the structural health monitoring (SHM) of
composite structures rely on sufficient domain knowledge as they typically demand to extract …

By taking the advantage of the excellent mechanical properties and high specific surface
area of graphene oxide (GO) sheets, we develop a simple and effective strategy to improve …

Composite laminate has extensive usage in the aerospace and automotive industries. Thus
delamination, one of its most prevalent and challenging failure modes, has attracted …