Featured Application The provided information could be used for further development and
improvement of DIC methodology, aiming to increase the accuracy of the results. Abstract …

We investigate the ballistic performance of an aircraft engine containment casing
demonstrator, made of composite materials with a novel bio-inspired hybrid interleaved …

The present study aims to have fracture parameters, such as stress intensity factors (SIFs)
and J-integral, as well as the crack initiation angle, extracted through the utilization of a …

Background Advanced testing methodologies and measurement techniques to identify
complex deformation and failure at high strain rates have drawn increasing attention in …

Polymeric syntactic foams are used in aerospace and marine applications requiring low
density and low moisture absorption together with high specific strength and stiffness. Their …

The mechanical response and failure mechanism of commercially pure titanium subjected to
combined tension-torsion loading are studied experimentally at strain rates ranging from …

Mechanoluminescence (ML) and digital image correlation (DIC) have emerged as promising
optical methods to visualize and measure deformation fields. In this study, a dual‐modal …

Ductile polymers have been increasingly applied in engineering applications to enhance the
structural reliability under impact loading. Due to the limitation of experimental setup to …

The present study assesses the effects of thermal exposure on the strength, stiffness, and
fracture propagation in different rocks subjected to impact loading. The dynamic loading …

Background Digital image correlation is a useful tool in many engineering disciplines to
measure and visualize deformation fields. Noteworthily, its successful application is critically …