This study investigates the mode I intra-laminar fracture and size effect in Discontinuous
Fiber Composites (DFCs). Towards this goal, the results of fracture tests on geometrically …

In this study, we investigate experimentally and numerically the mode I intra-laminar fracture
and size effect of Discontinuous Fiber Composites (DFCs) as a function of the structure …

In this study, we experimentally and numerically investigate the evolution of the tensile
material properties of Discontinuous Fiber Composites (DFCs) with an increasing average …

In this paper, we measured the fracture properties of cement mortar—which is composed of
sand and has a nearly constant diameter—using a direct tension test. Four double-notched …

Discontinuous fiber composites (DFCs) made of chopped prepreg tapes have recently
drawn the attention of the aerospace and automobile industries thanks to their flexible …

This study investigates the mode I intra-laminar fracture and size effect in Discontinuous
Fiber Composites (DFCs). Towards this goal, the results of fracture tests on geometrically …

When going into space, rockets need to keep their liquid hydrogen fuel at a very low
temperature to maintain its liquid state and minimize the amount that boils away and …

Over the past few decades, there has been a continuous increase in the global demand for
carbon fiber reinforced thermosetting polymers (TS-CFRP). This growth can be attributed to …

This thesis investigates the non-linear size effect of fracture of IM7/977-3 laminates with
different sizes in multiple modes including the matrix-dominated Mode I intralaminar fracture …

This paper explores the global Mode I fracture energy of a carbon fiber composite subject to
a biaxial stress state at a crack tip. Both an experimental campaign, in which a novel test …