Numerical predictions of intralaminar and interlaminar damage in thin composite shells subjected to impact loads

LM Ferreira, CACP Coelho, PNB Reis - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact dynamics of thin semicylindrical woven composite
laminate shells, with a particular focus on understanding the influence of thickness. Utilizing …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-impact response of semicylindrical composite laminated shells with different thicknesses

PNB Reis, P Sousa, LM Ferreira, CACP Coelho - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, composite materials are increasingly used in the most diverse areas of
engineering, where non-planar geometries begin to be quite frequent. However, the existing …

Exact benchmark solutions of random vibration responses for thin-walled orthotropic cylindrical shells

H Huo, Z Zhou, G Chen, D Yang - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The exact solutions of random vibration responses of orthotropic thin cylindrical shells are
imperative for verifying numerical approaches. This study proposes the discrete analytical …

[HTML][HTML] Impact response of semicylindrical woven composite shells: The effect of stacking sequence

LM Ferreira, M Muñoz-Reja, PNB Reis - International Journal of Impact …, 2024 - Elsevier
The existing literature extensively explores the influence of stacking sequences on
symmetric flat laminates subjected to low-velocity impacts. However, this is not true in the …

Impact response of composite sandwich cylindrical shells

PNB Reis, CACP Coelho, FVP Navalho - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, due to the complexity and design of many advanced structures, cylindrical shells
are starting to have numerous applications. Therefore, the main goal of this work is to study …

Characterization of low-velocity impact damage in asymmetric composite shells

LM Ferreira, CACP Coelho, PNB Reis - Journal of Applied and …, 2025 - jacm.scu.ac.ir
Based on numerical modelling, this study investigates asymmetric semicylindrical composite
laminate shells' damage characteristics under low-velocity impact loads. For this purpose …

Damage mechanisms in composite laminated shells subjected to multiple impacts at different points

LM Ferreira, CACP Coelho, PNB Reis - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the effect of damage interference resulting from impact loads on the
mechanical response and impact fatigue life of E‐glass/epoxy composite laminate shells …

Transient Behaviour and Impact Induced First-Ply Failure of Delaminated Composite Conical Shells

S Karmakar, T Bandyopadhyay, A Karmakar - Journal of Vibration …, 2024 - Springer
Background Dynamic behaviour of composite materials under impact is a severe concern as
it results in premature failure of the structural components. Most of the damages arising due …

Cylindrical Sandwich Shells for Civil Engineering Applications

PNB Reis, CACP Coelho, LM Ferreira - Engineering Proceedings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The literature is not abundant with mechanical characterizations of cylindrical shells for civil
engineering applications, especially in terms of impact response. In this context, this study …

Numerical analysis of automotive bumper crash box to enhance energy absorption

S Billur, GU Raju, GR Chalageri, A Bandiwad… - AIP Conference …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A finite element analysis on crash box of an automotive bumper system is presented in the
paper to investigate the energy absorption of the component with and without foam-filled …