Detailed experimental validation and benchmarking of six models for longitudinal tensile failure of unidirectional composites

C Breite, A Melnikov, A Turon, AB de Morais… - Composite structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Longitudinal tensile failure of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites remains difficult to
predict accurately. The key underlying mechanism is the tensile failure of individual fibres …

Super-resolution processing of synchrotron CT images for automated fibre break analysis of unidirectional composites

R Karamov, C Breite, SV Lomov, I Sergeichev, Y Swolfs - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fibre breaks govern the strength of unidirectional composite materials under tension. The
progressive development of fibre breaks is studied using in situ X-ray computed …

Comparative study of static and fatigue performances of wind turbine blade materials

SD Kulatunga, E Jayamani, KH Soon… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate impact has been one of the emerging issues currently leading to severe
environmental impacts such as rising sea levels and droughts. One viable way to address …

[PDF][PDF] Aligning fibre break models for composites with the observable micro-scale material behaviour

C Breite - KULeuven, Leuven, 2021 - researchgate.net
My doctoral studies have been conducted as a part of the FiBreMoD project, which has
received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation …

Modelling the nonlinear shear stress-strain response of composites with metal and non-metal reinforcement

CN O'Brien, AE Zaghi - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer composites comprised of glass and steel fibers in a resin
matrix have been shown to have increased strength and energy dissipation compared to …

Multiscale simulation methodology for the forming behavior of biaxial weft-knitted fabrics

MQ Pham - 2023 - tud.qucosa.de
Abstract (DE) Trotz der guten Drapierbarkeit ist das Formen von flachen Mehrlagen-
Gestricken (MLG) zu 3D-Preforms für schalenartige Faser-Kunststoff-Verbund (FKV) …