Fracture mechanics characterization tests for adhesive joints are analyzed and reviewed in
order to understand their advantages and disadvantages. Data reduction techniques for …

Composite laminate has extensive usage in the aerospace and automotive industries. Thus
delamination, one of its most prevalent and challenging failure modes, has attracted …

A numerical model for accurately predicting the delamination propagation in multidirectional
laminates under mode I and mixed-mode I/II loadings using the cohesive element is …

A number of technical issues have slowed the progress towards an agreed mode II test
protocol for composite laminates and perhaps the most important of these has concerned …

Due to the existence of cracks and defects in composite materials during the manufacturing
process, damage and crack growth in these materials must be anticipated before …

Adhesive durability and joint reliability, strictly related to the bonding agents, are key
parameters still under evaluation in civil as well as in other engineering fields. Moisture …

In this article, the tensile behavior of adhesively bonded scarf joints (SAJs) of CFRP
laminates with ductile adhesive is investigated by experiments and finite element (FE) …

The adhesive bonding technique enables both weight and complexity reduction in structures
that require some joining technique to be used on account of fabrication/component shape …

Thermoplastic composites can enable the development of new manufacturing techniques to
make the aviation industry more sustainable while at the same time greatly benefit cost …

Shape and parameters of a cohesive zone model (CZM) significantly affect the finite element
modeling of delamination propagation in composites. The influence of various forms of …