[HTML][HTML] Effects of average number of platelets through the thickness and platelet width on the mechanical properties of discontinuous fiber composites

S Ko, T Nakagawa, Z Chen, WB Avery… - Composites Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we experimentally and numerically investigate the evolution of the tensile
material properties of Discontinuous Fiber Composites (DFCs) with an increasing average …

Failure mechanism and impact resistance of all GFRP Miura-ori with platforms sandwich structure under low-velocity impact experiments

Y Deng, X Liang - Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The traditional Miura-ori was optimized to Miura-ori with platforms by geometric parameters.
Two types of impactors were used to conduct low-velocity impact experiments at two specific …

Isogeometric multilayer thin-shell analysis of failure in composite structures with hygrothermal effects

W Li, H Nguyen, Y Bazilevs - International Journal of Fracture, 2024 - Springer
We develop a computational framework to model damage and delamination in laminated
polymer composite structures incorporating the effects of temperature and moisture content …

Ballistic impact modeling of woven composites using the microplane triad model with meso-scale damage mechanisms

J Ochilov, T Abdullah, K Kirane - International Journal of Impact …, 2024 - Elsevier
Existence of undulating fill and warp yarns in woven composite laminae introduces complex
unit cell geometries and multi-scale interactions among the constituents. Due to these, the …

Crack face friction effects in the strength scaling of composites failing by kinked shear cracks under transverse compression

J Xue, K Kirane - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent research showed that the failure and strength scaling of composites under
transverse compression exhibits a quasibrittle behavior, characterized by a non-negligible …

Characterizing compressive failure mechanisms and their transitions in woven composites under on and off-axis loading

L Grotz, K Kirane - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The compressive failure of fiber-reinforced composites is complex, occurring via multiple
mechanisms depending on the loading angle with the fiber directions. This work is aimed at …

Cylindrical microplane model for compressive kink band failures and combined friction/inelasticity in fiber composites II: Analyses

J Xue, K Kirane - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This two-part paper presents a novel 3D cylindrical microplane model for the longitudinal
compressive failure of fiber reinforced composites by kink band formation. The model …

Hyperbolic/elliptic‐CAP formulation for FRCC based on microplane constitutive theory

A Caggiano, SM Vrech, G Etse - Structural Concrete, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The present work describes an elasto‐plastic constitutive formulation aimed at simulating
the failure behavior of Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (FRCCs). This proposal …

[HTML][HTML] Finite Element Analysis of the Shear Performance of Reinforced Concrete Corbels under Different Design Codes

Y Huang, L Peng, H Wei - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the shear performance of reinforced concrete corbels and to
evaluate the accuracy and safety of the Chinese code GB 50010-2010's triangular truss …

Experimental dataset on the in-plane tensile, shear, and compressive properties of a carbon-epoxy twill woven composite

F Liu, L Grotz, Y Cui, K Kirane - Data in Brief, 2022 - Elsevier
This data article presents experimental data on the in-plane mechanical behavior of a
carbon-epoxy twill woven composite. Properties under tension, shear, and compression are …