Effect of various parameters on fracture toughness of polymer composites: A review

MD Kiran, HK Govindaraju, BRL Yadhav… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the engineering polymers are initiated to use in most of the critical structural applications
analysis of fracture toughness behaviour of polymeric materials has become important in …

Effect of temperature and porosity on free vibration characteristics of a doubly-curved skew laminated sandwich composite structures with 3D printed PLA core

V Kallannavar, S Kattimani - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the investigation of the influence of temperature and porosity on the
vibration response of the doubly-curved skew laminated sandwich composite (DSLSC) …

A finite deformation phase-field fracture model for the thermo-viscoelastic analysis of polymer nanocomposites

B Arash, W Exner, R Rolfes - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prediction of failure processes in polymer nanocomposites requires accurately
capturing different factors such as damage mechanisms, and temperature-and rate …

Effect of moisture on the nonlinear viscoelastic fracture behavior of polymer nanocompsites: a finite deformation phase-field model

B Arash, W Exner, R Rolfes - Engineering with Computers, 2023 - Springer
The mechanisms underlying damage in high-performance polymer nanocomposites are
remarkably affected by hygrothermal conditions. In this study, we develop a phase-field …

[PDF][PDF] Fracture behavior of plain and fiber-reinforced high strength concrete containing high strength steel fiber

PN Ojha, P Singh, B Singh, A Singh… - Research on Engineering …, 2022 - jresm.org
Concrete shows many desirable properties like good compressive strength, high durability,
ability to be cast in any shape, and comparatively lower cost than other construction …

Multi-fidelity model using GRNN and ANFIS algorithms-based fracture criterion for predicting mixed-mode I-II of sugarcane leaves/epoxy composite

A Wiangkham, A Ariyarit, A Timtong… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence plays a huge role in solving engineering problems. In the fracture
mechanics field, artificial intelligence is used to predict fracture behavior or parameters …

Experimental characterization and numerical modelling of the translaminar fracture of woven-ply hybrid fibers reinforced thermoplastic laminates

C Bouvet, B Vieille, JD Pujols-Gonzalez - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
The understanding of fracture mechanisms and the assessment of fracture toughness are
key factors to the design of high-performance composite structures to be used in …

Temperature‐dependent interlaminar behavior of unidirectional composite laminates: Property determination and mechanism analysis

J Cao, X Meng, J Gu, C Zhang - Polymer Composites, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Delamination damage is a critical concern for composites—especially for aircraft structures—
considering their complex service conditions, which include extreme temperatures and …

Study of the fracture behaviour in hybrid fibers reinforced thermoplastic laminates: Influence of temperature and initial notch orientation

B Vieille, JD Pujols-Gonzalez, C Bouvet - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work was aimed at investigating the failure of quasi-isotropic fibers reinforced
thermoplastic laminates solicited at different testing temperatures. Single-edge-notch …

Damage assessment of laminated composites using unsupervised autonomous features

A Khan, HS Kim - Journal of Thermoplastic Composite …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article proposes a framework for the damage assessment of and effect of temperature
variations in laminated composites using Lamb waves and unsupervised autonomous …