Adhesive bonding is one of the most suitable joining technologies in terms of weight and
mechanical performance for current carbon fiber reinforced polymer aircraft fuselage …

The use of curvilinear fibre paths to develop variable stiffness laminates is now recognised
as a promising technique offering great potential for performance improvements over …

A reliable virtual testing framework for unidirectionally laminated composites is presented
that allows the prediction of failure loads and modes of general in-plane coupons with great …

Delamination is a major type of defects from manufacturing process in laminated composite
structures, exhibiting uncertain characteristics which are represented by mixed random …

The use of ultra-thin plies in composite laminates offers several advantages over traditional
plies. These include increased design flexibility, improved damage tolerance, and enhanced …

The structural properties of braided composite laminates are significantly affected by the low‐
velocity impact (LVI). In this paper, the impact resistance and damage tolerance of triaxial …

Single lap bonded joints with four different composite adherend stacking sequences were
tested and numerically simulated. The aim was to evaluate the effect of the layups on the …

Damage resistance and damage tolerance to impact events is the most demanding criteria
in sizing several aeronautical composites. Tailoring the laminate ply sequence represents …

Thin-ply composites are currently receiving specific attention from researchers due to their
capabilities to delay matrix cracking. In this paper, the aim is to design a hybrid laminate that …

In this paper, the effect of introducing ply clustering in a composite stacking sequence on the
damage resistance and damage tolerance of CFRP composite plates is investigated. Three …