Composite materials/structures are advancing in product efficiency, cost-effectiveness and
the development of superior specific properties. There are increasing demands in their …

The introduction of the spread-tow thin-ply technology enabled the development of
composite plies as thin as 0.020 mm. The availability of composite plies with a broader …

A method to determine crack tip position and fracture process zone (FPZ) in concrete was
proposed based on Bažant Crack Band Model (CBM) and digital image correlation (DIC) …

A carbon fiber-reinforced composite foldcore based on curved-crease origami was designed
and fabricated using a hot press molding method. The fabrication process based on curved …

A comprehensive review of techniques for the experimental characterisation of the fracture
toughness associated with the translaminar (fibre-breaking) failure modes of continuously …

Despite the recent success of modeling progressive damage of open-hole fiber reinforced
composites subjected to tension (OHT), it is still a challenging task to predict the strengths …

Abstract Compression After Impact (CAI) tests are frequently performed to characterize the
effect of impact damage on strength of composites. This paper presents an integrated single …

The tensile strength of open-hole fibre reinforced composite laminates depends on in-plane,
thickness and ply lay-up scaling. Translaminar (fibre direction) mode I fracture toughness …

Abstract The evaluation of Compression-After-Impact (CAI) strength is of great significance
in the design of composite aerostructures. This paper presents a model for the numerical …

This paper describes and validates a new fully three-dimensional smeared crack model to
predict the onset and propagation of ply failure mechanisms in polymer composites …