Experimental and numerical assessment of the impact behaviour of a composite sandwich panel with a polymeric honeycomb core

V Acanfora, M Zarrelli, A Riccio - International Journal of Impact …, 2023 - Elsevier
The capability to guarantee passenger safety is a core feature of any transportation system.
For this reason, a considerable effort is being committed, by researchers, to the study of …

An energy-based concept for yielding of multidirectional FRP composite structures using a mesoscale lamina damage model

SS Rahimian Koloor, A Karimzadeh, N Yidris, M Petrů… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Composite structures are made of multidirectional (MD) fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)
composite laminates, which fail due to multiple damages in matrix, interface, and fiber …

Low-velocity impact behavior of incorporated GFRP composites with nanoclay and nanosilica in a corrosive environment: Experimental and numerical study

Y Gitiara, R Barbaz-Isfahani… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Investigation and analysis of the dynamic behavior of composite materials and their failure
resistance are essential. The main aim of this study is to investigate the improvement of …

Uniaxial and biaxial bioinspired interlocking composite panels subjected to dynamic loadings

V Nguyen-Van, S Wickramasinghe, A Ghazlan… - Thin-Walled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Learning from natural materials, such as nacre, bone and spider silk, is an effective way to
develop future high-performance composite materials and structures. In this work, a …

Experimental study on the effect of graphene nanoplatelets on the low‐velocity impact response of prestressed filament wound basalt‐based composite pressure …

H Sepetcioglu - Polymer composites, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact behavior of composite pressure vessel
(CPV) in‐service case. Additionally, graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) were introduced to …

A comparative numerical-experimental investigation on the tensile behaviour of bonded, rivetted and hybrid composite joints configurations

R Aniello, A Valerio, S Andrea, P Concetta… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the development of accurate numerical models to predict the tensile
mechanical behaviour of composite joints. The problems of damage initiation and …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of carbon/epoxy sandwich panels with agglomerated cork core subjected to impact loads

A Gomez, E Barbero, S Sanchez-Saez - International Journal of Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work studies the behaviour of sandwich panels made of woven carbon/epoxy face-
sheets and agglomerated cork as core material subjected to impacts at intermediate …

A stacked sublaminate-based damage-plasticity model for simulating progressive damage in composite laminates under impact loading

J Reiner, N Zobeiry, R Vaziri - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a simple, efficient and easy-to-use finite element (FE) model for the simulation of
progressive damage in quasi-isotropic IM7/8552 carbon fibre reinforced composites under …

Experimental evaluation and modelling of drilling responses in CFRP/honeycomb composite sandwich panels

B Yang, H Wang, Y Chen, K Fu, Y Li - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigates the drilling responses of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP)
composite sandwich panels (CSPs). First, the effects of drill geometries, feed rates and …

A rapid technique for detecting and localizing damage in composite laminates

Z Zhou, Z Cui, J Liu, T Kundu - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Composite materials are prone to impact damage, which affects structural stability and
causes safety concerns. Due to the complexity and diversity of them, the damage …