A review on the enhancement of failure mechanisms modeling in additively manufactured structures by machine learning

M Awd, L Saeed, F Walther - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses the feasibility of using microstructure-and defect-sensitive models to
predict the fatigue behavior of additively generated materials through a non-exclusive …

[HTML][HTML] Damage modelling of carbon fibre composite crush tubes: Numerical simulation and experimental validation of drop weight impact

DE Sommer, D Thomson, O Falcó, G Quino… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Angle-ply carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) crush tubes were tested in drop weight
impact experiments. High-fidelity computational modelling of the dynamic impact response …

Recent advances in interface microscopic characterization of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites

L Liu, M Du, F Liu - Frontiers in Materials, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPs) have excellent properties, eg, low
density, high-temperature resistance, high specific modulus, and high specific strength, and …

[HTML][HTML] Failure of short carbon-fiber-reinforced PEEK composites under high strain rate biaxial loading

H Kang, Y Li, J Liang, D Thomson, H Cui, Y Li - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamic failure of short carbon fiber reinforced polyether-ether-ketone (SCFR-PEEK)
composites under biaxial stresses was investigated in this paper. Cruciform specimens were …

The fibre kinking fracture toughness of laminated composites under combined compression and shear

R He, L Cheng, Y Gao, H Cui, Y Li - Composites Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Compact compression specimens with off-axis fibres are employed in this paper, to
investigate the effect of in-plane shear stress on the fibre kinking compressive fracture …

Tailoring fiber arrangement in subsurface damage layer of unidirectional CFRP composites by reverse multi-pass cutting

L Han, J Zhang, T Sun - Composites Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
While the directionality and integrity of microscopic fiber arrangement play an important role
in governing the mechanical properties and deformation behavior of unidirectional carbon …

Mechanical behaviors of the carbon fiber reinforced X-core sandwich structure under the dynamic compression

J Mei, J Liu, M Zhang, Z He, W Huang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A split Hopkinson pressure bar technique was applied to investigate the dynamic response
of carbon fiber composite sandwich structures with the X-cores. The compressive …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture toughness for longitudinal compression failure of laminated composites at high loading rate

R He, Y Gao, L Cheng, H Cui, Y Li - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dynamic fracture toughness of laminated composites in fibre kinking mode, and its evolution
with crack growth, is characterized in this paper at high loading rate. The compact …

Biaxial tensile failure of short carbon-fibre-reinforced PEEK composites

H Kang, L Qi, H Dang, K Jin, D Thomson, H Cui… - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biaxial tensile failure of short carbon fibre reinforced polyether-ether-ketone (SCFR-
PEEK) composites is characterized in this paper. An improved cruciform specimen was …

[HTML][HTML] Fibre reinforcement and stacking sequence influence on the through-thickness compression behaviour of polymer composites

K Gruebler, D Thomson, N Petrinic, MR Wisnom… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
A combined experimental and numerical study was performed to investigate the influence of
multi-axial stress states and reinforcement type on the constitutive response of fibre …