Quantification of the out-of-plane loading fatigue response of bistable CFRP laminates using a machine learning approach

SA Chowdhury, C Nelon, S Li, O Myers… - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This study proposes data-driven machine learning models to predict the nonlinear load-
displacement response in constant amplitude high-cycle fatigue loading of unsymmetric …

The dynamic regimes of the unsymmetric bistable laminate

T Dong, W Zhang, M Dong - Mechanics of Advanced Materials and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
A dynamic model built theoretically and simulated numerically for an unsymmetric bistable
laminate is elucidated, elaborating the dynamic regimes. Peak-to-peak amplitude diagrams …

Transverse curvature characterization of rectangular bistable CFRP laminates with a satellite capturing continuum robotic application

C Nelon, A Shepard, I Walker, O Myers - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The geometry of a bistable unsymmetric cross-ply carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)
laminate impacts the observed stable configuration curvature. Continuum robotic systems …

The Intra-well and Inter-well Dynamics of the Unsymmetric Bistable Composite Laminated Shells

T Dong, D Cao, W Ma, T Li, X Jiang - 2024 - researchsquare.com
In this paper, the theoretical shell model of the bistable unsymmetric composite laminates is
elucidated, elaborating the intra-well and inter-well dynamics. Deploying initial …

Detection of delaminations in carbon fiber reinforced polymers embedded with terfenol-D particles using machine learning

CM Nelon - 2020 - search.proquest.com
The characterization of the damage state of a system provides insight into its performance
and safety during operation. In composite materials, specifically, fiber-reinforced polymers …

Damage Detection with an Integrated Smart Composite Using a Magnetostriction-Based Nondestructive Evaluation Method: Integrating Machine Learning for …

C Nelon - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The development of composite materials for structural components necessitates methods for
evaluating and characterizing their damage states after encountering loading conditions …

Functional Description for Thick Bistable Carbon Fiber Laminates With Rayleigh-Ritz, Abaqus, and Experiments

CH Knippenberg, OJ Myers… - Smart Materials …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Composite laminates constructed in an asymmetric layup orientation of [0i, 90i], i> 0, exhibit
two stable equilibrium positions and may be actuated to snap from a primary cure shape to …

Non-Traditional Shape Variations on Bistable Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates

CM Nelon, J Figueroa… - Smart Materials …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The ability of a material to display two equilibrium states, called bistability, has been
previously observed in carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs). For bistability to occur, the …