[HTML][HTML] Damage tolerance of carbon/flax hybrid composites subjected to low velocity impact

F Sarasini, J Tirillò, S D'Altilia, T Valente… - Composites Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hybrid laminates produced using carbon (C) and flax (F) fibre epoxy prepregs were
fabricated with two different stacking sequences based on the presence of flax fibre …

Impact response of Kevlar composites with filled epoxy matrix

PNB Reis, JAM Ferreira, P Santos… - Composite …, 2012 - Elsevier
Kevlar fibres have been widely used as impact-resistant reinforcement in composite
materials. The paper studies the impact behaviour as well as damage tolerance of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of basalt fiber hybridization on the impact behavior under low impact velocity of glass/basalt woven fabric/epoxy resin composites

F Sarasini, J Tirillò, M Valente, T Valente, S Cioffi… - Composites Part A …, 2013 - Elsevier
The low velocity impact behavior of E-glass/basalt reinforced hybrid laminates,
manufactured by resin transfer moulding technique, was investigated. Specimens prepared …

Effects of alkaline and acid solutions on glass/epoxy composites

AM Amaro, PNB Reis, MA Neto, C Louro - Polymer degradation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Composite structures can be exposed to a range of corrosive environments during their in-
service life, which causes degradation in terms of material properties. The effect of alkaline …

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] Impact response of Kevlar composites with nanoclay enhanced epoxy matrix

PNB Reis, JAM Ferreira, ZY Zhang, T Benameur… - Composites Part B …, 2013 - Elsevier
Kevlar fibres have been widely used as impact-resistant reinforcement in composite
materials. However, there are very few works about the effects of nanoclays on the impact …

Low-velocity impact response of non-woven hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites: Influence of impactor geometry and impact velocity

HN Dhakal, ZY Zhang, N Bennett, PNB Reis - Composite Structures, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of varying impactor geometries on the impact damage
characteristics of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites were subjected to …

Residual flexural strength after low-velocity impact in glass/polyester composite beams

C Santiuste, S Sánchez-Sáez, E Barbero - composite structures, 2010 - Elsevier
This work focuses on an experimental study of flexural after impact behaviour of
glass/polyester composite beams. The influence of impact energy, beam width, and impactor …

Effects of external patch configuration on repaired composite laminates subjected to multi-impacts

SRM Coelho, PNB Reis, JAM Ferreira, AM Pereira - Composite Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This work intends to study the impact performance of repaired composites by the overlap
patch technique and, for this purpose, experimental tests were carried out on single and …

Hybridization effects on bending and interlaminar shear strength of composite laminates

A Monjon, P Santos, S Valvez, PNB Reis - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fiber-reinforced composites are gradually replacing the traditional materials in many
engineering applications. However, for many applications these materials are still …