Digital image correlation (DIC) is a widely used technique in experimental mechanics for full
field measurement of displacements and strains. The subset matching based DIC requires …

This study reports on the effects of water absorption on the anisotropic mechanical response
of an epoxy resin reinforced with E-glass fibres. Composite specimens were conditioned by …

This experimental work aims at characterizing the effect of thermo-oxidation on the failure
properties of a thermoset polymer used as matrix in an aeronautical composite for …

This paper presents the water diffusion behaviour, tensile properties and fracture toughness
of epoxy after it is aged in distilled and salt water in both steady and fluctuating conditions at …

This work aims to study numerically the moisture absorption in polymer composite reinforced
with vegetable fibers using the Langmuir model which considers the existence of free and …

Carbon fiber sheet molding compounds (C‐SMCs) are discontinuous fiber reinforced
composite materials. Among them, epoxy‐based C‐SMCs are becoming relevant materials …

The study reports the measured effects of water absorption on an epoxy resin. Epoxy
samples were exposed to wet conditioning environments including pure water, NaCl-water …

Non-destructive test technique for monitoring delamination failure under complex load and
environments is still not mature until now. The purpose of this paper is to study mixed-mode …

Four commercial high-performance aerospace aromatic epoxy matrices, CYCOM® 890,
CYCOM® 977-2, PR520, and PRISM EP2400, were cured to a standardised 2 h, 180° C …

Photoelasticity is particularly suitable for the analysis of the stress state in structural
materials that are transparent and birefringent. Some techniques of digital photoelasticity …