Experimental and numerical investigations of damage and ballistic limit velocity of CFRP laminates subject to harpoon impact

W Zhao, Z Pang, M Wang, P Li, Z Du - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The harpoon is a space debris capture mechanism with strong adaptability to targets. In this
paper, experiments and finite element models are used to study the harpoon impact on …

Ballistic design and testing of a composite armour reinforced by CNTs suitable for armoured vehicles

EC Tsirogiannis, E Daskalakis, MH Hassan… - Defence …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper is investigating the use of composite armour reinforced by nanomaterials, for the
protection of light armoured (LAV) and medium armoured military vehicles (MAV), and the …

On the mechanical behaviour of biomimetic cornstalk-inspired lightweight structures

SH Siddique, PJ Hazell, GG Pereira, H Wang… - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an investigation on the stiffness and energy absorption capabilities of
three proposed biomimetic structures based on the internal architecture of a cornstalk. 3D …

Experimental investigation on the quasi-static structural properties of carbon fibre/metal hybrids processed by roll forming

X Hu, B Zhu, C Creighton, P Zhang, T Reincke… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon Fibre Reinforced Metal Hybrid (CFRMH) materials combine high specific
strength and stiffness with excellent fatigue resistance and damage tolerance. They are a …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of composite core thickness on the perforation resistance of titanium-based FMLs

NA Nassir, RS Birch, WJ Cantwell, ZW Guan - Results in Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) have been widely used as structural materials in aerospace
applications due to their superior properties compared to traditional fibre reinforced …

Elevated‐temperature mechanical performance of GFRP composite with functionalized hybrid nanofiller

S De, KC Nuli, AO Fulmali, P Behera… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, alteration in the mechanical performance of glass fiber/epoxy (GE) composite
due to individual and simultaneous incorporation of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) …

Optimization of low-velocity impact behavior of FML structures at different environmental temperatures using taguchi method and grey relational analysis

M Dündar, İ Uygur, E Ekici - Journal of Composite Materials, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Carbon fiber-reinforced Aluminum Laminate (CARALL) is a new generation of Fibre Metal
Laminate (FML) material. This study investigates the low-velocity impact behavior of …

[PDF][PDF] Defence Technology

EC Tsirogiannis, F Psarommatis, A Prospathopoulos… - 2024 - researchgate.net
abstract This paper is investigating the use of composite armour reinforced by
nanomaterials, for the protection of light armoured (LAV) and medium armoured military …

MODULAR COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURES FOR THERMAL AND STRUCTURAL RETROFITTING OF EXISTING BUILDINGS

M Al Ghazal - 2023 - trace.tennessee.edu
Around 40% of global energy consumption and 30% of worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions are attributed to buildings. Most of this consumption is dedicated to ensuring …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of AFP manufactured fibre metal laminate structures under impact loading

A Serubibi, PJ Hazell, JP Escobedo… - … Congress on Applied …, 2021 - drive.google.com
This study reports the findings of an experimental and computational analysis on the
dynamic response and energy dissipating mechanisms of asymmetric metal-composite …