The advanced three-dimensional braided composite structure has excellent integrity, which
can effectively avoid the problems of interlayer stress jump and interface debonding that …

Composites reinforced with woven or braided textiles exhibit high structural stability and
excellent damage tolerance thanks to yarn interlacing. With their high stiffness-to-weight and …

This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation on tension–tension fatigue
behavior of hybrid carbon/glass three-dimensional five-directional (3D5D) braided …

A novel progressive creep-fatigue damage analysis method based on multiscale information
was proposed to accurately predict the service life of SiC/SiC composites and their structural …

The mechanical failure of three-dimensional (3D) 4-step braided SiC f/SiC composites,
processed by precursor infiltration pyrolysis, has been studied under flexural loading to …

Abstract 3D braided composites have broad potential applications in the high-tech industries
because of their superior mechanical properties. Fatigue is an essential design factor for …

A mesoscale fatigue progressive damage model (FPDM) is proposed for fatigue life
prediction and failure behavior assessment of 3D woven composites (3DWC). The Hashin's …

Fully-transparent cabin type, utilized in manned submersibles, is typically constructed using
viscoelastic PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) material. Accurate fatigue life assessment of …

As one of the new structural layout in the family of woven composites, 2.5 D Woven
Composites (2.5 D-WC) have recently attracted an increasing interest owing to its excellent …

In the asphalt pavement with semi-rigid base, the shrinkage cracks initiating from base
course often propagate upward to surface course to develops into reflective cracks. The …