This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future
developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional …

Composites are potential replacement materials for marine propellers due to their benefits
including high strength-to-weight ratio, high environmental and fatigue resistance, damping …

This paper presents a damage analysis process of composite laminates subjected to low-
velocity impact. Drop weight tests were carried out on specimens with two kinds of stacking …

Any attempt to achieve composite laminates with improved damage tolerance to low velocity
impacts must depart from the understanding of the sequence of damage mechanisms taking …

Composite structures are particularly vulnerable to impact which drastically reduces their
residual strength [1–3]. In this work, the influence of laminate thickness, ply-stacking …

In this work, the synergistic effect of 3D orthogonal woven structure and asymmetric
carbon/glass hybridization on impact response was studied by experimental and numerical …

Hybrid polymeric composites are currently used in aerospace structures due to their specific
strength and stiffness as well as larger design space. This paper presents an experimental …

The damage mechanisms of the balanced symmetrical laminates under low-velocity impact
(LVI) and compression after impact (CAI) loading conditions are not fully applicable to …

Abstract 3D orthogonal woven composites are receiving increasing attention with the ever-
growing market of composites. A current challenge for these materials' development is how …

This study explored the impact response of two bio-inspired composite laminates with linear
and non-linear helicoidal fibre architectures. The helicoidal laminates, together with quasi …